Using the TED Talk by Sarah-Jayne Blakemore: The Mysterious Workings of the Adolescent Brain https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zVS8HIPUng, answer the following questions:

1. What developmental changes do we observe in the adolescent brain? How do these brain differences correlate to the cognitive and social developments we observe in adolescence? (6 marks)

2. How are our views of adolescence shaped by our current historical/cultural context? According to Blakemore, how does this compare to our views of this period of development 400 years ago? (2marks)

3. How might we reframe the "problems" of adolescent thinking as "opportunities?" (2marks)

4. What does the research example that Blakemore uses tell us about the transition in cognitive skills that takes place from adolescence into adulthood? Why were these two conditions used: director vs. no-director? (Be sure to specifically describe these conditions as well as the purpose for using these two conditions.) What differences do we see across these two conditions in the transition from late adolescence to adulthood? (5 marks)