During puberty, neurons become more responsive to excitatory neurotransmitters. As a result, adolescents
A) handle stressful events better than most adults.
B) experience pleasurable stimuli less intensely, causing them to seek outside stimulation, such as illicit drugs.
C) react more strongly to stressful events and experience pleasurable stimuli more intensely.
D) require less nightly sleep than school-age children and adults.
C
You might also like to view...
Which of the following biological reasons explains women's increased resistance to infections and degenerative diseases?
lower cholesterol levels and improved lung function estrogen production and the additional X chromosome better osmoregulation and lower trans fat postmenopausal hormone levels and increased body water
Single-gene discoveries have found genetic influences for
a. novelty-seeking. b. neuroticism. c. agreeableness. d. all of these answers are correct