Based on Their Research,some Scientists Believe That

question 1

Multiple Choice

Based on their research,some scientists believe that

• A)adolescents who commit violent crimes should be tried as adults because their cognitive abilities and moral reasoning abilities are like those of an adult.
• B)the brain is not fully mature until the early to mid-twenties,so adolescents should not be held fully responsible for violent acts that they commit before that time.
• C)the human brain is fully developed around 10 years of age,so the risky,dumb,or criminal things adolescents do should be blamed entirely on hormonal changes.
• D)adolescents should be considered as adults in the eyes of the law as soon as they have completed puberty,because physically they are adults at that point.

---

Definitions:

Conditional Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after being paired with an unconditioned stimulus, elicits a conditioned response in classical conditioning.

Unconditional Response

Unconditional response is a term that may be intended for "unconditioned response," which is an automatic, natural reaction to a stimulus in behavioral psychology.

Conditional Response

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with an unconditioned stimulus, triggers a conditioned reaction.

Unconditional Stimulus

In classical conditioning, a stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a reflexive response without the need for prior learning.