What is it about?
This study examined the relations between impulsivity and decision-making as assessed by the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT). A total of 73 nonclinical adolescents were administered self-report measures for trait impulsivity and the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST) to assess cognitive impulsivity. We found significant correlations between trait impulsivity and WCST performance among adolescents exhibiting poor performance on the IGT, and no such correlations for those adolescents performing well on the IGT. We recommend that researchers should assess performance on the IGT at the individual level in terms of learning.
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Why is it important?
The importance of looking at individual performance on the IGT has been highlighted in several other of our papers. See most recently: Glicksohn, J., & Zilberman, N. (2010). Gambling on individual differences in decision making. Personality and Individual Differences, 48, 557-562. Naor-Ziv, R., & Glicksohn, J. (2016). Investigating cognitive deficits as risk factors for developing eating disorders during adolescence. Developmental Neuropsychology.
Perspectives
The second paper stemming from Rotem's doctorate, which looks at the relationship between performance on the WCST and trait impulsivity, as a function of performance on the IGT.
Professor Joseph Glicksohn
Bar-Ilan University
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This page is a summary of: A Critical Look at the Relationship Between Impulsivity and Decision-Making in Adolescents: Are They Related or Separate Factors?, Developmental Neuropsychology, November 2012, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/87565641.2012.718815.
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