The Role of Executive Function in Adolescent Adaptive Risk-Taking on the Balloon Analogue Risk Task

The Role of Executive Function in Adolescent Adaptive Risk-Taking on the Balloon Analogue Risk Task

The present study examined the role of executive control functions (ECF) in adaptive risk-taking during adolescence. Healthy individuals aged 8–25 were administered ECF measures and the Balloon Analogue Risk Task (BART), a computerized measure of risk-taking propensity. Findings demonstrated that ad...

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Main Authors: Bato, A.A (Author), Blair, M.A (Author), DeRosse, P. (Author), Karlsgodt, K.H (Author), Moyett, A. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Routledge 2018
Subjects:
adolescent
Adolescent
adult
Adult
brain
Brain
child
Child
decision making
Decision Making
executive function
Executive Function
female
Female
high risk behavior
human
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
longitudinal study
male
Male
Memory, Short-Term
neuropsychological test
Neuropsychological Tests
physiology
Risk-Taking
short term memory
young adult
Young Adult
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