Research Indicates That Adolescents Who Talk Openly with Their Parents

question 130

Multiple Choice

Research indicates that adolescents who talk openly with their parents regarding sex and contraception are ____ than adolescents who do not talk to their parents.

• A) more likely to engage in sexual activity at an earlier age
• B) less likely to engage in nonmarital intercourse
• C) more likely to use birth control consistently
• D) more likely to have had multiple sexual partners by age 17

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Definitions:

Forgetting Patterns

The ways in which the ability to recall or recognize previously learned information decreases over time.

Source Monitoring

The process by which individuals determine the origins of memories, knowledge, or beliefs.

Reality Monitoring

The process of distinguishing between memories of actual events and those of imagined events.

Source-monitoring Error

A type of memory error where a person incorrectly attributes the source of their information or memories.