Would you eat this painfully hot pepper to win a prize? - Dan Kwartler

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Would you eat this painfully hot pepper to win a prize? - Dan Kwartler with tags risk taking, risks, risk assessment, decisions, decision making, risky behavior, brain development, risk vs reward, adolescence, adolescents, teens, teenager, choices, making choices, impulse, impulsivity, impulsive decisions, consequences, long term thinking, peer pressure, peer acceptance, psychology, brain, teen behavior, cognitive control, education, animation, dan kwartler, michalis kalopaidis, zedem media, ted, ted-ed, ted ed, teded, ted education

Dig into how your age can affect your decision making, and explore the psychology of how we weigh risks against rewards.

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Welcome to Risky Business, the game where we find out how far people will go to win a prize! Today’s contestants are a 21 year-old, a 16 year-old, and a 12 year-old. They'll compete in a series of three challenges: eating ghost pepper cookies, swimming in honey, and crossing a balance beam over poison ivy. Who will win? Dan Kwartler takes a look at how people at different ages make decisions.

Lesson by Dan Kwartler, directed by Michalis Kalopaidis, Zedem Media.

This video made possible in collaboration with the Bezos Family Foundation

A special thanks to Andrew Fuligni, Adriana Galván, and UCLA Center for the Developing Adolescent who provided information and insights for the development of this video.

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