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Chapter 13: How Do Adolescents Think About Risk and Reward?

Chapter 13: How Do Adolescents Think About Risk and Reward?

pp. 194-212

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, The Open University
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Describe the social, cognitive, and biological influences on adolescent decision-making; understand the risk and reward systems of the brain and how these can be influenced by different contexts; evaluate the roles of peer groups, executive functions, and sex differences in adolescent behaviour.

Keywords

  • Risk
  • Reward
  • Sleep
  • Brain function
  • Decision-making
  • Peer influence
  • Sex differences
  • Cognitive flexibility
  • Executive functions
  • Inhibitory control
  • Working memory
  • Ostracism

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