Age Differences in Sensation Seeking and Impulsivity as Indexed by Behavior and Self-Report Evidence for a Dual Systems Model

It has been hypothesized that sensation seeking and impulsivity, which are often conflated, in fact develop along different timetables and have different neural underpinnings, and that the difference in their timetables helps account for heightened risk taking during adolescence. In order to test th...

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Published in:	Developmental psychology Vol. 44; no. 6; pp. 1764 - 1778
Main Authors:	Steinberg, Laurence, Albert, Dustin, Cauffman, Elizabeth, Banich, Marie, Graham, Sandra, Woolard, Jennifer
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC American Psychological Association 01-11-2008
Subjects:	Adolescence Adolescent Adolescents Adult Age difference Age Differences Age Factors Behavior Behavior Patterns Biological and medical sciences Child Child development Cognitive Processes Conceptual Tempo Decision Making Developmental psychology Developmental Stages Exploratory Behavior Female Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Games, Experimental Human Humans Hypotheses Impulsive Behavior - diagnosis Impulsive Behavior - psychology Impulsiveness Impulsivity Individuality Inhibition (Psychology) Male Measures (Individuals) Personality Development Prediction Psychology Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychology. Psychophysiology Puberty Puberty - psychology Reaction Time Risk Risk Taking Self Control Self Disclosure Self-management Selfreport Sensation Seeking Social behaviour Social psychology Young Adult risk taking adolescence impulsivity sensation seeking Human Impulsivity Behavioral analysis Self evaluation Adolescent Personality Risk taking Age Sensation seeking
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