Friendships in Adolescence Are Likely to Be More Intimate,loyal,and Supportive

question 72

Multiple Choice

Friendships in adolescence are likely to be more intimate,loyal,and supportive than those in middle childhood because teenagers

• A)spend so much time talking to one another on the telephone.
• B)find in their friends the intimacy they lack at home.
• C)are more egocentric and therefore better able to understand their friends' feelings and point of view.
• D)are better able to express and share their feelings because of advances in cognitive and emotional development.

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