Research Shows All of the Following to Be True of Adolescents

Research shows all of the following to be true of adolescents' friendships and later romantic relationships EXCEPT

A) intimate friendships form the basis for later dating and marital relationships.
B) adolescents who are part of a mixed-sex peer group move more readily into romantic relationships.
C) young adolescents decrease their mixed-gender peer group participation.
D) mixed-gender groups are important to the development of romantic relationships.