In the present paper, the authors describe the rationale for, and contents
of, the current special issue of the Journal of Applied Developmental Psych
ology (2001, volume 22, number 3) on the Development of Decision making. In
addition, they provide a primer of what is currently known about age chang
es in this ability, discuss some of the issues that confront scholars who s
tudy this topic, and make suggestions for future research. (C) 2001 Elsevie
r Science Inc. All rights reserved.