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“Adolescents aged 16–18 are still developing the capacity for systematic deliberative reasoning, which makes them disproportionately susceptible to cognitive heuristics such as the gambler's fallacy, the illusion of control in games of chance, and optimism bias.”
Adolescents aged 16–18 are still maturing in brain systems involved in deliberation, but the stronger claim goes beyond what the evidence supports. Research does not consistently show that they are disproportionately susceptible to gambler’s fallacy, illusion of control, and optimism bias as a general developmental trait. Susceptibility appears highly context-dependent and is also influenced by experience, environment, and task structure.
“In 2004, Ladouceur and co-authors used interactive classroom activities with secondary school students to correct erroneous gambling cognitions, including the gambler's fallacy and the illusion of control.”
The evidence does not clearly support the specific 2004 study description. The interactive classroom activities aimed at misconceptions such as the gambler’s fallacy and illusion of control are documented under Ladouceur et al. in 2003, while the closely related 2004 Ladouceur-linked program appears to have been video-based. The claim blends details from nearby but distinct studies into one account.