Does fertility status influence impulsivity and risk taking in human females? Adaptive influences on intertemporal choice and risky decision making

Evolutionary Psychology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 700-717

  Kaighobadi, Farnaz ^a,b   Stevens, Jeffrey R ^b,c  

^a NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision making; Impulsivity; Intertemporal choice; Ovulatory cycle; Risky choice

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881244649     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14747049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147470491301100314     Document Type: Article

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