Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Figures
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter cross-reference table
- Part I Evolutionary and neural bases of JDM
- Part II Developmental approaches to JDM
- 3 Judgment and decision making in young children
- 4 Judgment and decision making in adolescents
- 5 Aging and decision skills
- Part III Learning JDM
- Part IV Improving and aiding JDM
- Conclusion
- Index
- References
4 - Judgment and decision making in adolescents
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 December 2011
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Figures
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter cross-reference table
- Part I Evolutionary and neural bases of JDM
- Part II Developmental approaches to JDM
- 3 Judgment and decision making in young children
- 4 Judgment and decision making in adolescents
- 5 Aging and decision skills
- Part III Learning JDM
- Part IV Improving and aiding JDM
- Conclusion
- Index
- References
Summary
Acknowledgments
This chapter benefited from comments by Sonya Brady, Mandeep Dhami, Baruch Fischhoff, Anne Schlottmann, and one anonymous reviewer, as well as from research assistance by Mandy Holbrook.
Introduction
Adolescence is a stage in which individuals transition from childhood to adulthood, typically defined as spanning the teenage years. Adolescents face many important decisions, often for the first time in their lives. These decisions may involve drinking alcohol, smoking cigarettes, using other substances, and having sex (Eaton et al., 2006; Faden, 2006; Klein, 2006), as well as engaging in aggressive and violent behaviors (Loeber and Hay, 1997). As newly licensed drivers, adolescents need to make decisions about driving that influence their risk of experiencing motor-vehicle accidents (Lourens, Vissers and Jessurun, 1999; Turner and McClure, 2003). Adolescents may legally decide to seek part-time employment, with potential consequences for their performance in school (Steinberg, Fegley and Dornbusch, 1993).
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