The Adolescent Brain:Leaing, Reasoning, and Decision Making

by: Valerie F. Reyna (Editor),Sandra Bond Chapman PhD (Editor),Michael Dougherty (Editor),Jere Confrey PhD (Editor)&1more

Publisher: American Psychological Association

Edition: 1st

Publication Date: 2011/12/15

Language: English

Print Length: 457 pages

ISBN-10: 1433810700

ISBN-13: 9781433810701

Book Description

This volume brings together an interdisciplinary group of leading scientists to examine how the adolescent brain develops, and how this development impacts various aspects of reasoning and decision-making, from the use and function of memory and representation, to judgment, mathematical problem-solving, and the construction of meaning. The contributors ask questions that seek to uncover the basic mechanisms underlying brain development in adolescence, such as:How do the concepts of proof and reasoning emerge?What is the relationship between cognitive and procedural understanding in problem-solving?How can researchers build assessments to capture and describe leaing over time?The Adolescent Brain raises questions relevant to young people’s educational and health outcomes, as well as to neuroscience research.

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This volume brings together an interdisciplinary group of leading scientists to examine how the adolescent brain develops, and how this development impacts various aspects of reasoning and decision-making, from the use and function of memory and representation, to judgment, mathematical problem-solving, and the construction of meaning. The contributors ask questions that seek to uncover the basic mechanisms underlying brain development in adolescence, such as:How do the concepts of proof and reasoning emerge?What is the relationship between cognitive and procedural understanding in problem-solving?How can researchers build assessments to capture and describe leaing over time?The Adolescent Brain raises questions relevant to young people’s educational and health outcomes, as well as to neuroscience research.