Which of the following statements best characterizes the U.S. Supreme Court's position on the status of adolescents?
A. In recent decades the Court has consistently treated adolescents as miniature adults.
B. Again and again, the Court has regarded adolescents as having only a little more maturity than children do.
C. The Court has said that adolescents do not have the maturity to exercise religious freedoms.
D. The Court has not been able to give consistent guidance about the status of adolescents.
Answer: D
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a. instrumental learning theory b. social learning theory c. relational aggression theory d. the cultural relativity hypothesis
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a. situation awareness b. workflow efficiency c. testing and placement of job applicants d. furniture design
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A. High- and low-ability workers will choose position E.
B. High-ability workers will choose position E and low ability workers will choose position F.
C. High- and low-ability workers will choose position F.
D. High-ability workers will choose position F and low ability workers will choose position E.
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