When Researchers Track Adolescents' Emotions Across Time and Situations, They

question 38

Multiple Choice

When researchers track adolescents' emotions across time and situations, they find that adolescents' emotions

• A) are relatively stable during the early years of adolescence, but become more intense with increased chronological age.
• B) are more negative when pressured to make a lot of choices about things they want to do.
• C) tend to be most elevated when they are alone, thinking about issues most important to them.
• D) tend to be the most stable and focused when doing schoolwork, but are more volatile when interacting with friends.
• E) fluctuate frequently throughout the day, and reach both emotional highs and lows depending on what they are doing.

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