Dating serves several important functions that include:

a. a form of entertainment

c. meeting basic psychological needs

b. being a mechanism for socialization

d. all of the above

Is dating a form of entertainment? Definitely! A lot of people date just with this purpose in mind and they don't plan to commit to a relationship.

But dating is also a way of meeting basic psychological needs such as the need for acceptance.

So if both a) and c) are true then the correct answer is d) all of the above!