Motivational mechanisms and outcome expectancies underlying the approach bias towards addictive substances

Human behavior can be paradoxical, in that actions can be initiated that are seemingly incongruent with an individual’s explicit desires. This is most commonly observed in drug addiction, where maladaptive behavior (i.e. drug seeking) appears to be compulsive, continuing at great personal cost. Appr...

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Main Authors: Poppy eWatson, Sanne eDe Wit, Bernhard eHommel, Reinout W. Wiers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00440/full