Mechanisms underlying heightened risk taking in adolescents as compared with adults

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 272-277

  Mitchell, Suzanne H ^a,b   Schoel, Christiane ^a   Stevens, Alexander A ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING;

EID: 48049121112     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: 15315320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/PBR.15.2.272     Document Type: Article

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