Psychology A-Level
reward sensitivity and risk taking
What reward sensitivity and risk taking means in Psychology A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of reward sensitivity and risk taking
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An early-maturing reward system and a later-maturing control system together propose why risk-taking rises through adolescence and then declines.
Topics that use reward sensitivity and risk taking
- Section B: Option 1 Child psychology (OCR A-Level)
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