Did you take an intro-psychology class? Didn’t your professor say something like “Your brain, especially the region responsible for decision-making, won’t fully develop until you are 22 year-old”?
In this blog, I would like to examine a popular belief, “Teenagers behave irresponsibly because their brains are immature.” Is this a complete myth? Or does it have any scientific support?
The topic was interesting to me because I myself heard the same story from my Intro-Psychology professor as well as other psychology instructors in my undergraduate school. It made me think:
"so a 19-year old can't judge things as well as adults no matter what, since there is a limit to how much his/her brain can develop when he/she is younger than 22 year-old."
and
"then I shouldn't fully trust my future kid in his/her choices until he/she becomes 22!"
I would like to examine the belief while I am still at the same undergraduate school so that I can correct my professors if they were wrong.
Let’s buster the myth …or find it actually true….?
Key Terms: teens, young or older adolescents, environmental factors, the capacity of brain development for teens and adults
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Sweet! Looking forward to the chance to make a professor eat his words for this myth.
ReplyDeleteAnd I like how you've titled this. The PsychMyth Buster. You might get your own tv show...
ReplyDeleteCool topic, can't wait to hear more about what you find in terms of brain development and moral reasoning in children! -MCS
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