An adolescent's desire for autonomy may actually have an evolutionary basis, which reflects
A) adolescents' competitiveness with their same-sex parent.
B) an individual's desire to live in an environment with the least amount of competition for key resources.
C) an individual's desire to increase his or her opportunity for reproduction outside the family.
D) a desire to seek a better living environment than the one in which the adolescent was raised.

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The desire for autonomy in adolescence may reflect an individual's evolutionary drive to increase their opportunities for reproduction outside of the family unit, ultimately promoting genetic diversity and survival of the species. This evolutionary drive is similar to the concept of "parent-offspring conflict," in which the parent aims to conserve resources for their own reproductive success, while the offspring seeks to maximize their own reproductive success.

An Adolescent's Desire for Autonomy May Actually Have an Evolutionary