Explain how the developing brain is involved in risk-taking behaviors in adolescence

What will be an ideal response?

Dual system model: the executive control network, which controls impulses and reflects on the consequences of one’s actions, does not develop until a few years after the reward network, which leads teens to seek novelty, reward, and intense stimulation.
As a result, some people in early and middle adolescence are prone to engaging in risky behavior that involves seeking out novelty and sensation.

Psychology

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A) mind B) ability to love C) values D) Umwelt

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ABC Company has received 150 job applicants for a job opening: 100 white applicants, 25 Mexican Americans, and 25 African Americans. They hired 60 of the white applicants. How many of the other two groups do they have to hire in order to abide by the four-fifths rule?

a. 12 from each group b. a total of 24 in any combination c. 15 from each group d. a total of 30 in any combination

Psychology