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True or false: Emerging adulthood is a time of life when risk behavior reaches its peak prevalence?

True

True or false: Unlike children and adolescents, emerging adults have their parents monitoring their behavior and setting rules for them to the same extent?

False

True or false: Emerging adults have the daily responsibilities of long-term commitments to a partner and children and to a long-term employer to restrain their behavior?

False

Which age group is more likely to engage in risk behavior according to the text?

Emerging adults Signup and view all the answers

What is one reason why emerging adults are more likely to engage in risk behavior?

They have fewer restraints on their behavior Signup and view all the answers

Do all emerging adults engage in risk behavior according to the text?

No, only some emerging adults engage in risk behavior Signup and view all the answers

Match the following statements with the correct age group or region:

Highest rates of car accidents, injuries and fatalities = Young people aged 16–24 in the United States Leading cause of death during emerging adulthood = Motor vehicle injuries Lower rates of accidents and fatalities among young people = Other developed countries Highest threat to the lives and health of adolescents and emerging adults = Driving Signup and view all the answers

Match the statistics with the correct age group or region:

Young people aged 16–24 have the highest rates of car accidents, injuries and fatalities = United States Motor vehicle injuries are the leading cause of death during emerging adulthood = Developed countries Rates of accidents and fatalities among young people are substantially lower = Other developed countries The most serious threat to the lives and health of adolescents and emerging adults = Driving Signup and view all the answers

Match the facts with the correct age group or cause:

Motor vehicle injuries are the leading cause of death = Emerging adulthood in developed countries Young people aged 16–24 have the highest rates of car accidents = United States Driving is the most serious threat to the lives and health of adolescents and emerging adults = Developed countries Rates of accidents and fatalities among young people are lower = Countries with higher minimum driving age and less access to cars Signup and view all the answers

Which age group in the United States has the highest rates of car accidents, injuries, and fatalities?

Young people aged 16-24 Signup and view all the answers

What is the leading cause of death during emerging adulthood in developed countries?

Motor vehicle injuries Signup and view all the answers

Why do rates of accidents and fatalities among young people in other developed countries tend to be lower than in the United States?

Less access to cars Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Rates of accidents and fatalities among young drivers decrease significantly after the first year of licensure?

True Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Young drivers are more likely than older drivers to drive at excessive speeds and violate traffic signs and signals?

True Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Young drivers aged 21-24 are more likely to have been intoxicated at the time of a fatal accident compared to any other age group?

True Signup and view all the answers

Match the following behaviors with the correct age group:

Driving at excessive speeds = Young drivers Violating traffic signs and signals = Young drivers Driving under the influence of alcohol = Drivers aged 21–24 Yielding to pedestrians = Older drivers Signup and view all the answers

Match the following statements with their implications:

Rates of accidents and fatalities fall dramatically by 1 year after licensure = Inexperience plays a large role in accidents Young drivers are more likely to drive at excessive speeds, follow other vehicles too closely = Young drivers display risky driving behavior Young drivers allow too little time to merge = Young drivers take risks in lane changing and passing Drivers aged 21–24 involved in fatal accidents are more likely to have been intoxicated = Alcohol use is a factor in accidents among young drivers Signup and view all the answers

Match these risky driving behaviors with their descriptions:

Following other vehicles too closely = This can lead to rear-end collisions Violating traffic signs and signals = This can lead to accidents at intersections Taking more risks in lane changing and passing other vehicles = This can lead to side-swipe accidents Allowing too little time to merge = This can lead to accidents on highways Signup and view all the answers

Which group of drivers is more likely to believe that their friends would approve of risky driving behavior?

Young drivers Signup and view all the answers

Which personality characteristics promote risky driving and subsequent crashes?

Sensation seeking and aggressiveness Signup and view all the answers

Which group of drivers tends to have the highest levels of sensation seeking and aggressiveness?

Young male drivers Signup and view all the answers

Which group of drivers is more likely to engage in risky driving behavior such as speeding and passing another car in risky circumstances?

Young drivers Signup and view all the answers

Which personality characteristics tend to promote risky driving and subsequent crashes?

Sensation seeking and aggressiveness Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Young male drivers tend to have the lowest levels of sensation seeking and aggressiveness.

False Signup and view all the answers

Match the following methods with their impact on reducing car accidents among young drivers:

Parental involvement = Especially important in early months of driving Graduated driver licensing (GDL) = Most effective approach, allows young people to gain experience under restricted conditions Database queries = Not related to reducing car accidents Styling web pages = Not related to reducing car accidents Signup and view all the answers

Match the following statements with their relevance to reducing car accidents among young drivers:

GDL is a government program = True, it helps young people obtain driving privileges gradually Parental involvement is ineffective = False, it has been shown to be especially important in early months of driving Client-side scripting for web applications = Not relevant to reducing car accidents General-purpose programming = Not relevant to reducing car accidents Signup and view all the answers

Match the following terms with their descriptions related to young driver safety:

Simons-Morton, 2007; Simons-Morton, Hartos & Leaf, 2002 = Research supporting the importance of parental involvement in adolescent driving GDL = A program that allows young people to obtain driving privileges gradually, based on a safe driving record Foss, 2007; Williams, Tefft & Grabowski, 2012 = Research supporting the effectiveness of GDL programs CSS = Not related to young driver safety Signup and view all the answers

Which approach has been shown to be the most effective in reducing rates of car accidents and fatalities among young drivers?

Graduated driver licensing Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of graduated driver licensing (GDL) programs?

To restrict the circumstances under which novices can drive Signup and view all the answers

Which factor has been shown to be especially important in the early months of driving for young drivers?

Parental involvement and monitoring Signup and view all the answers

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True or false: Emerging adulthood is a time of life when risk behavior reaches its peak prevalence?

True or false: Unlike children and adolescents, emerging adults have their parents monitoring their behavior and setting rules for them to the same extent?

True or false: Emerging adults have the daily responsibilities of long-term commitments to a partner and children and to a long-term employer to restrain their behavior?

Which age group is more likely to engage in risk behavior according to the text?

What is one reason why emerging adults are more likely to engage in risk behavior?

Do all emerging adults engage in risk behavior according to the text?

Match the following statements with the correct age group or region:

Match the statistics with the correct age group or region:

Match the facts with the correct age group or cause:

Which age group in the United States has the highest rates of car accidents, injuries, and fatalities?

What is the leading cause of death during emerging adulthood in developed countries?

Why do rates of accidents and fatalities among young people in other developed countries tend to be lower than in the United States?

True or false: Rates of accidents and fatalities among young drivers decrease significantly after the first year of licensure?

True or false: Young drivers are more likely than older drivers to drive at excessive speeds and violate traffic signs and signals?

True or false: Young drivers aged 21-24 are more likely to have been intoxicated at the time of a fatal accident compared to any other age group?

Match the following behaviors with the correct age group:

Match the following statements with their implications:

Match these risky driving behaviors with their descriptions:

Which group of drivers is more likely to believe that their friends would approve of risky driving behavior?

Which personality characteristics promote risky driving and subsequent crashes?

Which group of drivers tends to have the highest levels of sensation seeking and aggressiveness?

Which group of drivers is more likely to engage in risky driving behavior such as speeding and passing another car in risky circumstances?

Which personality characteristics tend to promote risky driving and subsequent crashes?

True or false: Young male drivers tend to have the lowest levels of sensation seeking and aggressiveness.

Match the following methods with their impact on reducing car accidents among young drivers:

Match the following statements with their relevance to reducing car accidents among young drivers:

Match the following terms with their descriptions related to young driver safety:

Which approach has been shown to be the most effective in reducing rates of car accidents and fatalities among young drivers?

What is the purpose of graduated driver licensing (GDL) programs?

Which factor has been shown to be especially important in the early months of driving for young drivers?

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