Human Growth and Development / Unit 9 HGD 1212 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Hot and Cold Decisions
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The idea
Adolescents are nearly as capable as young adults of deliberative, "cold" decisions, but less capable in emotionally charged, peer-laden "hot" situations.
In practice
A teen calmly weighing a medical choice with a doctor, then driving recklessly with friends that weekend.
Where people slip
Cognitive capacity matures earlier than psychosocial maturity, so the same teen can reason well in one setting and poorly in another.
Your place on the trail
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