Investigation 1: Helping Teens Make Decisions
Investigation 1: Helping Teens Make Decisions
Due Week 3 and worth 40 points
Investigation Summary
Why do teens struggle to make good decisions, especially in social situations? How does
their social and physical development influence their ability to assess risk? And what can
parents do to help?
To answer these questions, you will be applying concepts related to the brain, personality,
and development in this three-part assignment in your Webtext.
• Part 1: How Can We Help Teens Make Good Decisions? In the first section, you
will review key concepts from Chapters 1-3 and then dig deeper into the biology of
the teen brain by watching an excerpt of Sarah-Jane Blakemore’s TED Talk.
• Part 2: Why Teenagers Make Risky Decisions In the second section, you will read
an article from Psychology Today to determine how the social environment
affects teenagers’ decision making.
• Part 3: Apply What You’ve Learned In the final section, you will read a scenario in
which parents are trying to help their teenager learn to make good decisions. You
will craft advice for the parents based on key concepts from the Webtext.
Instructions
To complete this week’s investigation, return to your webtext. The investigation is located
at the end of Chapter 3 and is graded automatically.
Note: Only one reset attempt is allowed on the investigation activity.
