When adolescents are found guilty of criminal activity,sentencing may involve weighing the individual's culpability and mitigating guilt.Researchers Steinberg and Scott argue that developmentally adolescents are less culpable on the basis of which of the following?

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Steinberg and Scott argue that adolescents have not fully developed their capacity for reasoning and decision-making, and therefore are less culpable for their actions. This is because the prefrontal cortex, the part of the brain responsible for these functions, is not fully developed until early adulthood. Therefore, option D, diminished capacity in reasoning, is the best choice.

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