Riley Is Typically a Rule Follower Who Doesn't Cause Trouble

question 84

Essay

Riley is typically a rule follower who doesn't cause trouble. He's on the football team, has a good reputation, and likes school. In his tenth-grade year, he has started going out with the guys after football games on Friday nights. Now he's breaking rules, taking risks, and doing things that his younger self labeled as stupid and reckless. Based on what we know about brain development, what explains Riley's behaviour?

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Definitions:

Relative Risk

A measure in epidemiology that compares the risk of a certain event occurring in one group versus another.

Appropriate Values

Values that are considered suitable or fitting for a specific context or calculations.

Pooled Estimate

A method of combining estimates from different sources or groups to obtain a more accurate overall estimate.

P-value

A statistical measure that helps scientists and statisticians determine the significance of their experimental results, indicating the probability of observing the results if the null hypothesis were true.