Many Adolescents Think Carefully and Answer Correctly When Responding to Paper-And-Pencil

question 38

Multiple Choice

Many adolescents think carefully and answer correctly when responding to paper-and-pencil questions about hypothetical risk-taking situations, yet in the real world they engage in risky behavior. This is due in part to their _____.

• A) genes
• B) peers
• C) formal operational thinking
• D) intuitive thinking

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Definitions:

Nuclear Family

A fundamental social unit consisting of a parent or parents and their children, considered a central building block of larger societal structures.

Extended Family

Two or more closely related nuclear families clustered together in a large domestic group.

Harijan

A term popularized by Mahatma Gandhi for describing individuals traditionally considered to be of lower caste in India, meaning "children of God".

Dalits

A term for individuals belonging to a group considered the lowest in traditional Indian caste hierarchy, historically subjected to discrimination and exclusion.