Brenna tells Jacob: “We always spent time together, and that’s great, but I need to spend time with my friends too.” Which dialectical tension does Brenna discourse reflect?

A. autonomy-connection
B. revealment-concealment
C. predictability-novelty
D. conventionality-uniqueness


A. autonomy-connection

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