Gender moderates the impact of stereotype threat on cognitive function in cannabis users

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 834-839

  Looby, Alison ^a   Earleywine, Mitch ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Cannabis; Cognition; Gender differences; Stereotype threat

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STEREOTYPE THREAT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SEX FACTORS; STEREOTYPED BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953806724     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2010.04.004     Document Type: Article

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