Your post is very well constructed on the process of brain development that
happens during adolescence. I also included in my discussion board post about how
the brain’s growth during adolescence will shape us to be the person we will be for
the rest of our lives. Your post explains why Randell is making all these bad decisions
when though he knows better. I wonder if people who do not perform in risky behavior
will they have a more developed prefrontal cortex. I feel like risky behavior would
have an impact on the prefrontal cortex.
I think Randell is aware of the consequences of his actions but in the heat of
the moment, he does not really care about the possible outcomes for his actions.
According to Steinburg (2014), our brain develops a better decision making process
later in life which will hopefully help Randell make the right choices in the future. I
agree with Steinburg that a small reward for not doing bad behaviors can be more
beneficial to adolescence instead of yelling and punishing them for their discussion. I
believe that schools and parents should help educates adolescences on the potential
risks and dangerous outcomes of their poor decision.
Heaven Haley
Steinberg, L. (2014). Adolescence (10th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw–Hill.
Steinberg, L. (2014). Adolescence (10th ed.) [PowerPoint slides]. Retrieved from
