Reflecting on development of the brain during adolescence

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Societies often set specific ages when people can start to legally engage in certain activities. Examples in the United States include driving, voting, drinking alcohol, joining the military, and getting married.

1. Reflecting on the development of the brain during adolescence, as well as information in the text and lecture regarding the age of majority and age of consent, would you raise (or lower) any of these age restrictions?

2. Which ones would you change, and why? What role does pushing limits play in the development of an individual's behavior and decision-making during adolescence?

Reference: Steinberg, L. D. (2023). Adolescence. New York, NY: McGraw Hill Education.

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