Younger children (age 7-9) tend to think a best friend is someone who is available and fun, whereas older children (10 to 11) increasingly focus on

a. the ability of the friend to help them form romantic relationships.
b. finding a friend who can share their values, be loyal and stick up for them
c. finding someone they can look up to.
d. finding someone who will do go along with what the child wants to do.


Answer: b. companionship, support and approval.

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a. The existence of homosexuality c. The importance of dreams b. The existence of the unconscious d. The nature of libido

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a. learning and memory b. motor control c. fear, rage, and aggression d. regulation of hunger and thirst

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A primary focus for understanding dying persons is that

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