Posts Tagged ‘maturity’
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Elizabeth Cauffman is studying the connection between the maturity of judgment in adolescents and their legal accountability.
UC IRVINE (US)—Teens may not be able to fully control impulses and resist peer pressure until they reach their early 20s, according to a new study of adolescent judgment and decision-making. The findings suggest teens may lack the emotional maturity to be held as responsible as an adult for a violent crime. Continue…
Monday, October 12, 2009 16:17 - 4 Comments
Society & Culture - Oct 8, 2009 13:19 - 1 Comment
Brains of risk-taking teens mature faster
EMORY (US)—A new study using brain imaging to study teen behavior indicates that adolescents who engage in dangerous activities have frontal white matter tracts that are more adult in form than their more conservative peers. (more…)
