A Particular Concern Regarding the Faster Progression of Sexual Activity

question 31

Multiple Choice

A particular concern regarding the faster progression of sexual activity is an increased:

• A) push for autonomy from parents.
• B) risk of pregnancy.
• C) rate of adolescent marriages.
• D) risk for experimenting with alcohol and other drugs.

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Definitions:

Neoclassical Assumption

Underlying principles of neoclassical economics that include rationality, individuals maximizing utility, firms maximizing profits, and markets tending toward equilibrium.

Rational Behavior

Human behavior based on comparison of marginal costs and marginal benefits; behavior designed to maximize total utility. See rational.

Cognitive Biases

Systematic patterns of deviation from norm or rationality in judgment, whereby inferences about other people and situations may be drawn in an illogical fashion.

Behavioral Economists

Experts in a field of economics that combines insights from psychology to understand how people make economic decisions.