Studies Have Shown That Adolescents Probably Engage in So Much

question 57

Multiple Choice

Studies have shown that adolescents probably engage in so much risky behavior because

• A)they are not yet operating as logically as adults.
• B)they are more likely than adults to develop a personal fable.
• C)they feel invulnerable more than adults would.
• D)they weigh their choices logically,but emphasize pleasure or peer pressure more than potential risks.

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Definitions:

Distributed

A term in logic referring to when all instances of a subject are accounted for in a statement.

I Proposition

In traditional logic, an affirmative proposition making a claim that some subject is part of the extension of some predicate, as in "Some S are P."

Distributed

In logic, refers to a term that applies to all members of the category it describes.

Unstated Premise

An implicit assumption in an argument that is not directly expressed but required for the argument's validity.