How Might Adolescents' Tendency to Engage in Such Risky Behaviors

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Multiple Choice

How might adolescents' tendency to engage in such risky behaviors as street racing and experimental drug use reflect brain development phenomena?

• A) The corpus callosum is still developing during adolescence,impeding communication between the brain's hemispheres.
• B) The prefrontal cortex matures slowly,retarding adolescents' ability to weigh potential consequences.
• C) The limbic system does not develop fully until early adulthood; this means that adolescents have a poor understanding of their own emotions.
• D) The brainstem matures only gradually,impairing the regulation of basic behaviors.

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