Adolescent and adult risk-taking in virtual social contexts

There is a paucity of experimental data addressing how peers influence adolescent risk-taking. Here, we examined peer effects on risky decision-making in adults and adolescents using a virtual social context that enabled experimental control over the peer interactions. 40 adolescents (age 11-18) and...

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Main Authors: Anneke Donne Maree Haddad, Freya eHarrison, Thomas eNorman, Jennifer Y.F. Lau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01476/full