Research Studying Adolescent Friendship Networks Over a 1-Year Period Has

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Multiple Choice

Research studying adolescent friendship networks over a 1-year period has found all of the following, except:

• A) more than half of the adolescents in any given school are members of cliques.
• B) girls are more likely than boys to be members of cliques.
• C) boys are more likely than girls to be considered "isolates."
• D) adolescents' positions in their schools' social network are relatively stable over time.

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