Question

3.
How does the author’s comparison of the teenage brain to driving a car contribute to the central idea of the text?
A.
It stresses how complicated the inner workings of the brain is during adolescence.
B.
It explains why teenagers have less control than adults do over their actions and decisions.
C.
It suggests that teenagers have too much power for their own good and are liable to hurt someone.
D.
It emphasizes how simple the brain is at this time, as there is only a gas and a brake pedal.

Answer 1

Answer:

B.

Explanation:

'Experts Link Teen Brains' Immaturity, Juvenile  Crime' is an informational text written by Malcolm Ritter. The text is about how researchers have come recently with conclusion that juvenile crimes are done mostly out of impulsive behavior rather than an adult's who take decision from a developed mind.

Laurence Steinberg is a psychology professor, who compared a teeangae brain with a car, who has a good accelerator but weak brake. By comparing a teenage brain with car functions, Steinberg is pointing out that teens brain is mostly controlled by emotions such as impulsive behavior, aggression, and precisely to peer pressures. Teens are tend to commit crimes under peer pressures, which validates that teenage brains have weak brakes, that is less control over themselves.

Therefore, option B is correct.