Teenagers do not perform as well as adults on tasks requiring self-restraint, planning, and future orientation because
A) the prefrontal cognitive-control network still requires fine-tuning.
B) adolescent brains are less plastic than adult brains.
C) brain lateralization is not complete until the mid- to late 20s.
D) production of synapses and myelination of the corpus callosum do not peak until early adulthood.

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The prefrontal cognitive-control network, which is responsible for self-restraint, planning, and future orientation, is not fully developed until young adulthood. Therefore, teenagers may not perform as well as adults on tasks that require these skills.

Teenagers Do Not Perform as Well as Adults on Tasks