Bright and dark sides of impulsivity: Performance of women with high and low trait impulsivity on neuropsychological tasks

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 927-944

  Perales, José C ^a   Verdejo Garcia, Antonio ^a   Moya, Maribel ^a   Lozano, Óscar ^b   Pérez Garcia, Miguel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Decision making; Executive functions; Impulsivity; Inhibition; Neuropsychological performance; Personality

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; STATISTICS;

ADULT; ATTENTION; DECISION MAKING; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449531585     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: 1744411X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803390902758793     Document Type: Article

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