What triggers the delayed phase preference in adolescents?
A. the increase in stress that adolescents experience resulting in excess cortisol
B. melatonin, which is released about 2 hours later each night in adolescents
C. anxiety that adolescents experience because of social pressures
D. testosterone in adolescent males and estrogen in adolescent females
Answer: B
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