Which of the Following Statements Is True About Sexual Activity

question 74

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true about sexual activity in emerging adulthood?

• A) Surveys usually indicate that slightly less than 10 percent of individuals have experienced sexual intercourse at the beginning of emerging adulthood (age 18).
• B) According to Lefkowitz and Gillen, emerging adulthood is a time frame during which most individuals are unmarried but are hardly sexually active.
• C) Most individuals have had sexual intercourse by the end of emerging adulthood (age 25).
• D) Casual sex is more common in the late twenties than in emerging adulthood.

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