IB Psych 10/13/17 Today’s Agenda: Turn in: Your “Intro Only…” Take out : Planner Writing Implement Notes Internet device Today’s Learning Objectives: BLOA: 1-13 Today’s Agenda: Biology of Adolescent decision-making??? HW: Website: notes on interaction of pleasure centers and drugs

How is it that you make decisions? Decision-Making How is it that you make decisions? Is there a biological process that we could potentially measure to compare to others? Can we actually quantify the process of decision-making? Do adolescents differ from adults in this regard?

The Mysterious Workings of the Adolescent Brain (2012) TED Talk The Mysterious Workings of the Adolescent Brain (2012) http://www.ted.com/talks/sarah_jayne_blakemore_the_mysterious_workings_of_the_adolescent_brain?language=en#t-558769

“Imbalanced Brain Activity Impairs Behavioral Inhibition in Teens” Please read the article…and check out the website Below! http://thebrain.mcgill.ca/flash/i/i_03/i_03_cr/i_03_cr_par/i_03_cr_par.html