What have we learned about the processes involved in the Iowa Gambling Task from developmental studies?

What have we learned about the processes involved in the Iowa Gambling Task from developmental studies?

Developmental studies using the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT) or child-friendly adaptations of the IGT converged in showing that children and adolescents exhibit a strong bias in favor of disadvantageous choices whereas adults learn to decide advantageously during the course of the task. In the present a...

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Main Authors: Mathieu eCassotti, Ania eAïte, Anaïs eOsmont, Olivier eHoudé, Gregoire eBorst
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
executive control
developmental psychology
Iowa Gambling Task
loss aversion
Children and adolescents
Inhibition (Psychology)
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00915/full

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