One reason that adolescents engage in risky behavior is because

a. they vastly underestimate the risks involved

b. the rewards associated with risky behavior are so appealing.
c. they do not value their lives as much as adults do.
d. they are susceptible to peer pressure to take risks.


b

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What is wrong in the following sentence? "Eggs the ham and green delicious are." A) Phonemes B) Morphemes C) Syntax D) Dialect

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Freud believed that moral development is largely complete by __________ years of age

A) 1 to 2 B) 3 to 4 C) 5 to 6 D) 8 to 10

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