On some cognitive tasks, 10-11 year olds often out perform 12-13 year olds. Why? A possible explanation for this is the “rewiring” of the prefrontal cortex. In short, there is now evidence that the brains of teenagers are in fact different. I recommend reading the following article ( to an external site.) before commenting.
Identify key information: Here are the key pieces of information to look for: What are the main hypotheses? What is/are independent variable(s)? What
Identify key information: Here are the key pieces of information to look for: What are the main hypotheses? What is/are independent variable(s)? What is/are dependent variable(s)? How did researchers recruit their participants? Identify participants’ demographic information and data collection procedure. What materials did researchers utilize to measure the hypotheses?