Adolescent Sub U 2 Lesson 2 Solo Re-take

Choose ALL that apply: The author writes that the prefrontal cortex is important for which of the following abilities?

• Planning

• Dreaming

• Weighing risks

• Taking tests

• Thinking ahead

Two contradictory things are happening at the same time in the adolescent brain. What are they?

• The ability to understand different languages develops and the ability to speak them improves.

• The ability to reason matures and the desire to do risky things intensifies.

• The ability to take risks improves and reasonable behavior increases.

• The ability to communicate develops and the desire to learn improves.

What makes teens more likely than adults to make mistakes or bad choices?

• Their interest in trying new things is stronger than their motor skills.

• Their interest in helping others is stronger than their energy level.

• Their interest in pleasure is stronger than their ability to control impulses.

• Their curiosity about certain subjects is stronger than their memory.

What is the name of the Science Model that Steinberg used to show why adolescents take risks?

• The Dual Systems Model

• The Risk and Reward Model

• The Adolescent Development Model

• The Cognitive Control Model

How does the prefrontal cortex affect adolescent decision-making?

• It enhances emotional responses, leading to more impulsive decisions.

• It is not fully developed, leading to less consideration of consequences.

• It increases risk-taking behaviors by enhancing reward sensitivity.

• It fully matures, leading to adult-like decision-making.

What role does peer influence play in adolescent risk-taking?

• It decreases the likelihood of taking risks by providing social support.

• It has no significant impact on adolescent behavior.

• It increases the likelihood of taking risks due to heightened sensitivity to social acceptance.

• It only affects adolescents with a specific genetic predisposition towards risk-taking.