Measurement of risk taking from developmental, economic, and neuroscience perspectives

In a recent review of adolescent risk taking, Romer, Reyna & Satterthwaite (2017) argued that although adolescents are stereotyped as maladaptive risk takers, they are more likely to explore novel behaviors than adults. In this chapter, we examine how adolescents make decisions compared to children and adults under conditions where they know the risks and … Continue reading Measurement of risk taking from developmental, economic, and neuroscience perspectives