Felippe, a 19-year-old university freshman, is very talkative, intelligent, assertive, and politically conservative. research suggests that he would be most likely to develop a close friendship with

Toren who is talkative and assertive

Explanation:

In such case, Felippe is most likely to 'develop a close friendship' with an 'individual who is talkative and assertive' rather than the ones who are politically liberal and talkative, quite and intelligent and the one who is quite and passive. This is because there will be conflict of ideas with the one who is politically liberal and talkative which could lead to quarrel and fragment between them. Also, he would not be interested with the one who is quite and passive and the one who is quite and intelligent.