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In the Spindle et al study, females with cannabis use disorder had fewer CB1 receptors in the Amygdala, Insula, and Hippocampus than non-using females. 

Males are more likely than female occupants to experience a fatal injury in a motor vehicle accident 

Females start puberty at around [age] years old, about [months] months earlier than males. 

Which of the following are components of the Dual Systems Model of Adolescent Risk Taking (select all that apply):

All eating disorders are rooted in a desire to be thin. 

In the USA , if you don’t start drinking alcohol by the time you are 21, you are unlikely to start later in life

In the Spindle et al study, healthy, non-substance using females had fewer CB1 receptors in their brain than healthy males

Due to differences in metabolism, females are at greater risk of pharmaceutical poisoning

Estrogen reduces the rewarding effects of drugs. 

What did the Shulman et al study find when examining the longitudinal course of impulse control and sensation seeking? (select all that apply)