Individual differences in vigor and deliberation: Development of two new measures from an evolutionary psychology theory of human motivation

Psychological Reports

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 243-270

  Bernard, Larry C ^a  

^a LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EGO DEVELOPMENT; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDER; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 54849410279     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/PR0.103.1.243-270     Document Type: Article

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