In contrast to the psychoanalytic perspective, many researchers today assert that a late adolescent who is gradually and progressively sharpening his/her sense of self as autonomous, competent, and separate from one's parents is in the process of

A. individuation.
B. self-evaluation.
C. autonomy.
D. detachment.


Answer: A

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