Reward seeking and sensation seeking

A. are higher during adolescence than they were in childhood.
B. are lower during adolescence than childhood.
C. are equally high during childhood and adolescence.
D. are caused by biological forces during adolescence and environmental forces in childhood.


Answer: A

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