Do individual differences in Iowa Gambling Task performance predict adaptive decision making for risky gains and losses?

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 141-150

  Weller, Joshua A ^a   Levin, Irwin P ^b   Bechara, Antoine ^c,d  

^a DECISION RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive decision making; Cups task; Gender differences; Iowa Gambling Task; Punishment sensitivity; Reward sensitivity; Risk

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CONFLICT; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GAME; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REFERENCE VALUE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GAMBLING; GAMES, EXPERIMENTAL; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY; PROBABILITY LEARNING; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK-TAKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951209371     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: 1744411X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803390902881926     Document Type: Article

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