Adolescents Are More Likely Than Adults to Choose to Stay

question 82

Multiple Choice

Adolescents are more likely than adults to choose to stay up all night, go through a day without eating, exercise in pain, or text while driving because of an immature _____.

• A) limbic system
• B) prefrontal cortex
• C) amygdala
• D) pituitary gland

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Definitions:

Self-Perception Theory

The theory that individuals determine their attitudes and preferences by interpreting the meaning of their own behavior.

Cognitive Dissonance

The psychological unease felt by an individual harboring two or more conflicting beliefs, ideas, or values simultaneously.

Death Penalty

A legal punishment where a person is put to death by the state as a consequence for a crime.

Pro-Death Penalty

Support for capital punishment, which involves executing individuals as a penalty for severe crimes.