Age Differences in Affective Decision Making as Indexed by Performance on the Iowa Gambling Task

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 193-207

  Cauffman, Elizabeth ^a   Shulman, Elizabeth P ^a   Steinberg, Laurence ^b   Claus, Eric ^c   Banich, Marie T ^c   Graham, Sandra ^d   Woolard, Jennifer ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescent development; avoidance behavior; decision making; reward sensitivity; risk taking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; AGE; AGING; ARTICLE; CHILD; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; AGE FACTORS; AGING; CHILD; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76449106823     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0016128     Document Type: Article

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