Many Adolescents Think Carefully and Answer Correctly When Responding to Paper-And-Pencil

question 38

Multiple Choice

Many adolescents think carefully and answer correctly when responding to paper-and-pencil questions about hypothetical risk-taking situations, yet in the real world they engage in risky behavior. This is due in part to their _____.

• A) genes
• B) peers
• C) formal operational thinking
• D) intuitive thinking

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