Your Parents Just Found Illegal Substances in Your Younger Brother's

question 44

Multiple Choice

Your parents just found illegal substances in your younger brother's backpack.He is a good student and does well in sports.He told your parents that he has not used the drugs yet and was only interested in trying them.Considering what you learned in your developmental course, how likely is this?

• A)He is a likely telling the truth; experimentation is one of the four major reasons that adolescents use substances.
• B)He is probably lying, most drug abusers do.
• C)He is not telling the truth; adolescents are either users or not users.
• D)He is likely self-medicating.

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Definitions:

Written Communication

The exchange of messages or information through written symbols, including letters, emails, reports, and social media posts.

Electronic Communication

The exchange of information using electronic devices and platforms, such as email, texting, and social media.

Nonverbal Communication

The process of conveying a message without the use of words, which includes gestures, facial expressions, body language, and other forms of unspoken communication.

High-Context

Communication style where most of the information is either in the physical context or internalized in the person, with little in the coded, explicit part of the message.