Trait impulsiveness and executive function in healthy young adults

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1347-1351

  Pietrzak, Robert H ^a,b,c   Sprague, Ashley ^a   Snyder, Peter J ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CogState Ltd ^*  (Australia)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; Executive function; Impulsiveness; Maze; Personality; Planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 51749122455     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: 10957251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2008.03.004     Document Type: Article

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