An Analysis of the Associations among Cognitive Impulsiveness, Reasoning Process, and Rational Decision Making.

ABSTRACT: Impulsivity may lead to several unfortunate consequences and maladaptive behaviors for both clinical and nonclinical people. It has a key role in many forms of psychopathology. Although literature has discussed the negative impact of impulsivity, few have emphasized the relationship between cognitive impulsiveness and decision making. The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of cognitive impulsiveness on decision making and explore the strategies used by participants to solve problems. For this purpose, we apply two measures of impulsivity: the self-report Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS-11) and the performance based Cognitive Reflection Test (CRT). Moreover, we evaluate participants' reasoning processes employed to answer CRT questions based on the calculation expressions, dat

SUBMITTER: Jelihovschi APG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5770582 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature