Fourteen-Year-Old Deirdre Argues with Her Parents, Experiments with Smoking Cigarettes

Fourteen-year-old Deirdre argues with her parents, experiments with smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol, and is incredibly sensitive to the opinions of her peers. According to an evolutionary psychologist, Deirdre's risk-taking tendencies and excessive emotionality:

A) allow her to be punished more readily, permitting better cognitive development.
B) allow her to leave home at an earlier time.
C) make it less likely that she will become involved in dangerous activities in her twenties.
D) serve to push her into the world and to construct a successful adult life.