Question

Many adolescents think carefully and answer correctly when responding to paper-and-pencil questions about hypothetical risk-taking situations, yet in the real world they engage in risky behavior. This is due in part to their _____.A. genesB. peers' influenceC. advanced prefrontal cortexD. intuitive thinking

Answer 1

Answer:

Peer influence

Explanation:

Peer influence is a social term. Peer influence is something like that you don't like but you do because your friends are doing the same things. This is all happened because you want to show your value in front of your friends. It is not all the time just against your will. Peer influence or pressure can be positive as well as negative.  There are some points where peer influence work:

• In choosing clothes, jewelry, ornaments, hairstyle, etc.
• To listen to the same music as an adolescent friend listen.  
• To do an antisocial task that is not acceptable in the norms of the society