Many adolescents take foolish risks that can put their physical welfare in danger. Three of the following alternatives are possible reasons for this risk taking. Which alternative is the least plausible explanation of adolescent risk taking?

a. Adolescents have not yet acquired a very sophisticated theory of mind.
b. Thanks to the personal fable, some adolescents believe themselves to be impervious to normal human dangers.
c. As a result of incomplete brain maturation, some adolescents have trouble controlling their impulses.
d. Especially when they're with friends, adolescents tend to focus on what might be fun rather than what might be wise.


A

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