The adolescent brain : learning, reasoning, and decision making /
"This book brings together the work of scientists with basic or foundational research expertise (e.g., cognitive, developmental, and social psychologists; neuroscientists) and those with an applied emphasis (e.g., on education; public health; applied economics and decision research; and science...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
American Psychological Association,
[2012]
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "This book brings together the work of scientists with basic or foundational research expertise (e.g., cognitive, developmental, and social psychologists; neuroscientists) and those with an applied emphasis (e.g., on education; public health; applied economics and decision research; and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, the so-called STEM fields) to address a critically understudied area in life-course learning: higher order cognition in adolescence and young adulthood. The purpose of integrating these scientific communities is twofold: (a) to advance the basic science of the developing brain by focusing scientists on key problems that are ripe for groundbreaking discoveries and (b) to apply cutting-edge theory and high-quality research methods to real-world problems of learning, cognition, and development, thereby enhancing the effectiveness of research and its immediate relevance to pressing societal needs"--Preface. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2011 APA, all rights reserved). |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (457 pages) : illustrations. |
| ISBN: | 9781433810701 (print ed.) 1433810700 (print ed.) |