Psychology / Unit 8 Psych 0931 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Adolescent Brain Development
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The idea
During adolescence, reward-related systems mature earlier than the frontal regions that regulate impulse and plan ahead.
In practice
Risk-taking rises in adolescence and falls as frontal development completes in the mid-twenties.
Where people slip
Uneven maturation explains a tendency, not an individual's choices. It is not a defense of any particular act.
Your place on the trail
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