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Game Changer - the game theory podcast

Game Theory Goes to School: Strategic Decisions in Young Minds | with Isabelle Brocas

May 6, 2024
Researcher Isabelle Brocas discusses children's strategic decision-making abilities, revealing insights from long-term experimental studies. The podcast explores brain development's influence on choices, age-related variations, bilingual education impacts, different types of logic in kids, and ways to encourage critical thinking and decision-making skills through activities and healthy habits.
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  • Children's age impacts strategic decision-making abilities and cognitive limitations inhibit rationality.
  • Experimenting with children of different ages provides insights into cognitive development and how they grasp complex concepts over time.

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Interest in Conducting Experimental Studies with Children

Studying children's developmental trajectories in behavior, Professor Isabel Brokas explains her focus on observing age-related variations in behavior. By studying children of different ages, she can track developmental anomalies and cognitive limitations inhibiting rational decision-making. The engaging nature of experimenting with children allows for a deeper understanding of how behavior evolves over time and provides insights into cognitive development among youth.

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