The effects of impulsivity, sexual arousability, and abstract intellectual ability on men's and women's Go/No-Go task performance

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 995-1006

  MacApagal, Kathryn R ^a   Janssen, Erick ^a   Fridberg, Daniel J ^a   Finn, Peter R ^a   Heiman, Julia R ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dual processes; Go no go task; Impulsivity; Intellectual ability; Sexual arousability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SAFE SEX; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNSAFE SEX;

AROUSAL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; RISK-TAKING; SAFE SEX; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054714078     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-010-9676-2     Document Type: Article

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