Excessive Risk Taking During Adolescence Is Caused, at Least in Part

question 125

Multiple Choice

Excessive risk taking during adolescence is caused, at least in part, by the fact that the _____________ is not fully developed.

• A) prefrontal cortex
• B) amygdala
• C) hippocampus
• D) medial temporal lobe

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