Based on Research, What Can You Predict About a Program

question 13

Multiple Choice

Based on research, what can you predict about a program that expects to reduce the number of adolescents who have risky sex by helping them learn to avoid other risky behaviors, such as drug use and drinking?

• A) It will be effective because teens can learn the same strategies to cope with different forms of risk.
• B) It will be ineffective because these types of behaviors may not be that closely related.
• C) It will be effective with younger adolescents (ages 14-16) but ineffective with older adolescents (ages 17-19).
• D) It will be effective for adolescents who live in poor neighborhoods but ineffective for adolescents who live in affluent neighborhoods.

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Definitions:

Hormone

A chemical substance produced in the body that influences physiological activity by being transported in tissue fluids such as blood to stimulate specific cells or tissues into action.

Endorphins

Neurotransmitters produced by the brain that act as natural painkillers and are also associated with feelings of pleasure or euphoria.

Neurotransmitters

Chemical messengers that transmit signals across a synapse from one neuron to another in the brain and nervous system.

Norepinephrine

A neurotransmitter involved in arousal and the regulation of blood pressure, mood, and sleep cycles.