Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. By the age of 17, about 54% of Canadian teenagers have had sexual intercourse.
2. Erik Erikson suggested that the major task of adolescence is the development of the ability to give and receive love.
3. Typical late-adolescent children spend considerably less time with same-sex peers as they did during early adolescence.
4. The peak of our physical prowess occurs in the early 20s, whereas the peak of our mental prowess occurs around the age of 50.
5. As the brain ages, the prefrontal cortex and its associated subcortical connections deteriorate more quickly than do the other areas of the brain.
1. FALSE
2. FALSE
3. FALSE
4. FALSE
5. TRUE
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