What is a personal fable and what role do personal fables play in risk taking?
What will be an ideal response?
Personal fables are adolescents' beliefs that their experiences are unique, exceptional, and shared by no one else.
These beliefs likely play a role in adolescent risk-taking behaviors because they lead them to believe that they are
invulnerable to the risks that threaten others.
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a) Serotonin b) Epinephrine c) Dopamine d) Acetylcholine
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a) let her roommate sleep it off. b) make her roommate get up and walk around. c) give her roommate coffee. d) get her roommate emergency medical help.