Which of the following may help explain why adolescent decision making is sometimes problematic?
a. Adolescents are still in the concrete operational stage of development.
b. Adolescents are limited to inductive and deductive reasoning.
c. Adolescents' decisions are overly based on emotions.
d. Adolescents' prefrontal cortex, which controls decision-making processes, is still developing.
Answer: D
Rationale: Studies have suggested that risky decision making by adolescents has a basis in their still-developing brain.
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