Compared to children and adults, adolescents:

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Research has shown that adolescents engage in a greater amount of risky behavior in the real world, such as drug and alcohol use, reckless driving, and unsafe sexual practices. While their perception of risk may be similar to adults on laboratory questionnaires, their real-world behavior often contradicts this perception. Adolescents also tend to make more impulsive and emotionally-driven decisions in the real world, rather than deliberate ones.

Compared to Children and Adults, Adolescents