Research on social relationships between parents and their adolescent children shows that

A) parental influence on children increases during adolescence.
B) high school girls who have the most affectionate relationships with their mothers tend to enjoy the most intimate friendships with girlfriends.
C) high school boys who have the most affectionate relationships with their fathers tend to enjoy the most intimate friendships with friends.
D) most teens are strongly influenced by parents in matters of personal taste.

Research has shown that high school girls who have close and affectionate relationships with their mothers tend to enjoy more intimate friendships with girlfriends, while high school boys who have close and affectionate relationships with their fathers tend to have closer friendships with male friends. Option A is incorrect because parental influence typically decreases during adolescence. Option D is incorrect because teens are more likely to be influenced by their peers in matters of personal taste during this stage of development.