When researchers in the area of positive youth development refer to developmental assets, they are talking about ______.

A. a high IQ.
B. the personality trait of extraversion
C. supportive contexts
D. character strengths


Ans: C

Psychology

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a. behavior. c. psychology. b. empiricism. d. mental process.

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