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Adolescent Brain Development, Identity, and Risk-Taking
Explain how asynchronous maturation between the limbic system and prefrontal cortex influences adolescent risk-taking, reward sensitivity, and emotional reactivity.
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Adolescent Development: Identity, Cognition, and Relationships
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Analyze the biological, cognitive, moral, identity, and social changes characteristic of adolescence.
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SS.912.P.6.1Florida Social Studies Standards · 5th GradeExplain the interaction of environmental and biological factors in development, including the role of the brain in all aspects of development.
SS.912.P.6.18Florida Social Studies Standards · 5th GradeIdentify major physical changes in adolescence.