Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ725963
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Apr-1
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The Biology of Risk Taking
Price, Lisa F.
Educational Leadership, v62 n7 p22-26 Apr 2005
Neuroscience and developmental psychology can give useful insight into adolescent behavior that is believed to be the result of the interplay between body chemistry, brain development and cognitive growth. The new findings offer guidance to educators on how to channel adolescent energy into healthy directions.
Descriptors: Developmental Psychology, Brain, Adolescents, Adolescent Development, Risk, Psychological Patterns, Cognitive Development, Behavior, Physical Development, Biological Influences
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 1703 N. Beauregard Street, Alexandria, VA 22311. Web site: http://www.ascd.org.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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