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Adolescence is a period that begins with puberty and ends with the transition to adulthood (approximately ages 10–20). Physical changes associated with puberty are triggered by hormones. Cognitive changes include improvements in complex and abstract thought, as well as development that happens at different rates in distinct parts of the brain and increases adolescents’ propensity for risky behavior because increases in sensation-seeking and reward motivation precede increases in cognitive control.
- Subject:
- Psychology
- Social Science
- Material Type:
- Module
- Provider:
- Diener Education Fund
- Provider Set:
- Noba
- Author:
- Jennifer Lansford
- Date Added:
- 10/18/2023
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- Subject:
- Career and Technical Education
- Manufacturing
- Material Type:
- Module
- Date Added:
- 09/18/2023
Traditionally, research on aging described only the lives of people over age 65 and the very old. Contemporary theories and research recognizes that biogenetic and psychological processes of aging are complex and lifelong.
- Subject:
- Psychology
- Social Science
- Material Type:
- Module
- Provider:
- Diener Education Fund
- Provider Set:
- Noba
- Author:
- Jacqui Smith
- Tara Queen
- Date Added:
- 10/18/2023
