Self-esteem and risky decision-making: An ERP study

Neurocase

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 512-519

  Yang, Juan ^a   Dedovic, Katarina ^b   Zhang, Qinglin ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b DOUGLAS MENTAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Event related potentials (ERP); P2; Posterior cingulate cortex (PCC); Risky decision making; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CINGULATE GYRUS; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PLAY; SELF ESTEEM;

BRAIN MAPPING; DECISION MAKING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; GYRUS CINGULI; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RISK-TAKING; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649503993     PISSN: 13554794     EISSN: 14653656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13554791003785893     Document Type: Article

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