Compared to children and adults, adolescents

A. perceive fewer risks on laboratory questionnaires.
B. make more deliberate decisions in the real world.
C. are less likely to make a cost-benefit analysis of risks.
D. engage in a greater number of risky behaviors in the real world.


Answer: D

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