The Biggest Shift in Relationships During Middle Childhood Is

question 50

Multiple Choice

The biggest shift in relationships during middle childhood is

• A) to gender-integrated friendships.
• B) the weakening of the attachment to parents.
• C) from extensive to intensive social relationships.
• D) the increasing centrality of the peer group.

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