Psychology majors read plz

[Dystroxia]

Ok, so I'm in a Law Studies class at school (jr in HS) and my LS teacher taught Psychology in the fall.

He usually brings up psychology because it relates to law, and I remember one day he brings up about criminals and the way they act, which was learned in psychology (that I didn't take). He said that in the brain there's this "barrier" that supposedly tells your mind "I'm safe, I won't be in trouble." He said this barrier doesn't wear off until age 25. Does anyone know what this is called?

[Scrandon]

don't believe it

[ModusPwnens]

You're gonna have to give us a little more than that.

[.invisible ink.]

Ok, so I'm in a Law Studies class at school (jr in HS) and my LS teacher taught Psychology in the fall.

He usually brings up psychology because it relates to law, and I remember one day he brings up about criminals and the way they act, which was learned in psychology (that I didn't take). He said that in the brain there's this "barrier" that supposedly tells your mind "I'm safe, I won't be in trouble." He said this barrier doesn't wear off until age 25. Does anyone know what this is called?

it's called bullshit.

it's true that most young people have an invincibility complex but there is no tangible "barrier" that exists. I doubt that anyone could even pinpoint specific chemicals that cause people of a certain age to feel like this. Some people will always act and feel this way, does that mean this "barrier" still exists in them? It sounds implausible to me personally.

[squared82]

it's called bullshit.

it's true that most young people have an invincibility complex but there is no tangible "barrier" that exists. I doubt that anyone could even pinpoint specific chemicals that causes people of a certain age to feel like this. Some people will always act and feel this way, does that mean this "barrier" still exists in them? It sounds implausible to me personally.

Yeah, the closest I'm aware of is the Invincibility Complex.

[Dystroxia]

You're gonna have to give us a little more than that.

That's all he told me.

[xxemo_kittyxx]

I haven't taken any social psychology or psychology of law classes so I don't know what you're talking about in terms of what it's called, but in a physiological perspective there's nothing in there that has a specific function of reassurance. If such a thing exists, it's more of a thought mechanism rather than something with physiological roots.

[saving jonathan]

It's bullshit. There's no such thing as this "barrier", but it's true that young people (teens and young adults) are much more impulsive in decision-making and often don't think about the consequences their actions may have.
It is true that this type of behavior deteriorates around that age (25) for most people. In my opinion it's just part of growing up, living and learning.

[ninthandash]

AFAIK, your brain isn't fully developed until 21, which is the motivation for the prohibition of the sale of alcohol to minors.

[perceptrons]

He is talking about the NIH/UCLA study from a few years back. The study (which I am having trouble finding), says that the area of the brain that inhibits risky behavior is not fully formed until about the age 25.

So he wasn't just spewing bullshit, he was just talking about this NIH/UCLA study, albeit in a seemingly ambiguous way.