Paola, an adolescent, has recently gotten her driver's license. When Paola drives, she almost always has friends in the car with her. Applying the results of the study by Gardner and Steinberg (2005), what will Paola likely do when faced with decisions about whether to stop or go through yellow lights and risk being hit by other cars?
A. She will take fewer risks than she would if she were alone in the car.
B. She will take the same number of risks regardless of whether she is driving alone or with friends in the car.
C. She will take twice as many risks when her friends are in the car compared to when she drives alone.
D. Having friends in the car will slightly increase the number of risks she will take.
Answer: C
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