With age, adolescents become more likely to consider both the risks and benefits associated with the decisions they make and more likely to weigh the long-term consequences of their choices, and not just the immediate ones. These improvements seem to be due to which of the following?
A) the decline in the extent to which decisions are influenced by their potential immediate rewards
B) being more drawn to the potential benefits of a decision than the potential costs
C) decreases in self-regulation during middle and late adolescence
D) the increase in the probability that decision making is influenced by emotions

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The passage states that with age, adolescents become more likely to consider both the risks and benefits associated with their decisions and weigh the long-term consequences, not just the immediate ones. This improvement seems to be due to the decline in the extent to which decisions are influenced by their potential immediate rewards. Therefore, option A is the best choice.

With Age, Adolescents Become More Likely to Consider Both the Risks