Why it's time to lay the stereotype Vocabulary

In "A deficit in the development of the teenage brain has been blamed for teens’ behavior in recent years, but it may be time to lay the stereotype of the wild teenage brain to rest."

deficit means...

• casual or informal speech.

• a problem that causes a decrease in ability.

• a disease or illness.

• combining two or more things into one.

In "This idea has gained currency to the point where it’s become common to refer to the “teenage brain” as the source of the injuries and other maladies that arise during adolescence,"

maladies means...

• problems that causes a decrease in ability.

• diseases or illnesses.

• chemicals in the body responsible for sending messages between the brain and different nerve cells.

• combining two or more things into one.

In "In my view, the most striking failure of the teen brain hypothesis is its conflating of important differences between different kinds of risky behavior, only a fraction of which support the notion of the impulsive, unbridled adolescent,"

conflating means...

• a problem that causes a decrease in ability.

• a chemical in the body responsible for sending messages between the brain and different nerve cells.

• a disease or illness.

• combining two or more things into one.

In "Rising levels of dopamine in the brain during adolescence appear to drive an increased attraction to novel and exciting experiences,"

dopamine means...

• a chemical in the body responsible for sending messages between the brain and different nerve cells.

• combining two or more things into one.

• a disease or illness.

• a problem that causes a decrease in ability.

In "Although the rise in injurious and other risky behavior among teens is cause for concern, this represents much more of a rise in the incidence of this behavior than of its prevalence,"

injurious means...

• a disease or illness.

• a chemical in the body responsible for sending messages between the brain and different nerve cells.

• causing or likely to cause damage or harm.

• combining two or more things into one.

In "This learning, colloquially known as wisdom, continues to grow well into adulthood,"

colloquially means...

• casual or informal speech.

• causing or likely to cause damage or harm.

• combining two or more things into one.

• a disease or illness.