1. PART A: Which statement identifies the central idea of the text? A Experts have spent time researching how different the teenage brain is from adults’ brains, when they are actually more similar than different. B Teenagers often engage in risky behavior to fulfill the narrative they have been told about how teenagers are supposed to behave. C Explanations for why teenagers engage in risky behavior have been overly focused on brain development, rather than their natural need to explore the world. D Teenagers’ risky behavior is influenced by the combined effects of their hormone levels and their brain development.

D. Teenagers’ risky behavior is influenced by the combined effects of their hormone levels and their brain development.

Question:

It's very possible that the question being asked is that quoted below:

"TEENAGE BRAINS ARE MALLEABLE AND VULNERABLE, RESEARCHERS SAY

1. PART A: Which statement identifies the central idea of the text? A Experts have spent time researching how different the teenage brain is from adults’ brains, when they are actually more similar than different. B Teenagers often engage in risky behavior to fulfill the narrative they have been told about how teenagers are supposed to behave. C Explanations for why teenagers engage in risky behavior have been overly focused on brain development, rather than their natural need to explore the world. D Teenagers’ risky behavior is influenced by the combined effects of their hormone levels and their brain development."

Explanation:

Researchers have carried out researches upon the brain of teenagers or better yet, children during their teenage years and they made this deduction. That during the teenage years, the brain of teenagers are easily influenced and susceptible to attacks & harm. Knowing this, it is therefore the duty of parents to nurture, train & guide their children as well as the choices they make during this phase of their lives. The teenage years is really a period of discovery.

As such, the researchers bring to the fore that the risky behavior observed in teenagers is a combination of their hormones and brain development. Hence, option D is the correct answer

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