According to Research, Which of the Following Is True of Adolescents

question 3

Multiple Choice

According to research, which of the following is true of adolescents and how they spend their time?

• A) Adolescents in other industrialized countries have greater quantities of discretionary time than do adolescents in the United States.
• B) It is believed that spending large numbers of hours in relaxation and unchallenging activities fosters development in adolescents.
• C) U.S. adolescents spend about 60 percent as much time on schoolwork as East Asian adolescents do.
• D) Unstructured activities provide more promise for adolescent development than do structured voluntary activities.

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