What is a most likely explanation as to why teenagers and young adults may engage in risky and dangerous behavior
Answer: Such behavior may be due to the incomplete development of the prefrontal cortex.
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a. rise above rules and plans. b. use algorithms rather than heuristics. c. exhibit continuous reflective processing. d. do all of these.
Which of the following is not needed to work in harmony with the others produce clear vision?
a. focusing the pupils on a specific object b. coordinating both eyes' movements to integrate their different images into a single one c. tracking moving targets d. regulating the amount of light that comes into the eyes
The eardrum is also called the ____________________
a) bass fiddler membrane b) oval window c) tympanic membrane d) cochlea
Itzel, a Yucatec Mayan preschooler, is hungry. She is most likely to
A) decide for herself when and how much to eat. B) ask her mother to make her a meal. C) wait until the family's set mealtime to eat. D) make a pretend meal for herself and her dolls to "eat."