Question

Children tend to behave more impulsively and erratically during adolescence. This is likely because of:1) conflicts between the primary caregiver and the child.2) immaturity of the prefrontal cortex.3) sleep deprivation.4) the brief but lopsided development of excessive white matter in the brain during the early adolescent years.

Answer 1

Answer:

immaturity of the prefrontal cortex.                                                                                                            

Explanation:

Prefrontal cortex: The term prefrontal cortex is also denoted as PFC, and is the covering of the cerebral cortex which is the front part of the human brain's frontal lobe. The prefrontal cortex is responsible for decision making, planning complex cognitive behavior, moderating social behavior, and personality expression.

The prefrontal cortex of a human brain gets fully developed at the age of twenty-five years. Hence, an adolescent's prefrontal cortex is not fully developed until they turn out twenty-five. Therefore, researchers have argued that an adult's and adolescents' brains work differently.

In the question above, the given statement signifies the immaturity of the prefrontal cortex.