Executive Functions and Adolescent Risk Taking : A dual system approach

This study examined the relation between executive functioning (EF) and risk taking in adolescents using a dual system approach. According to the dual system perspective adolescents are prone to engage in risky behaviors as a result of an imbalance between the cognitive control system and the affect...

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Main Authors: Falk, Louise, Rickardsson, Anna
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Umeå universitet, Institutionen för psykologi 2010
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-39398