Browsing by Subject "Sensation seeking"

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      A polymorphism associated with entrepreneurship: evidence from dopamine receptor candidate genes 

      Nicolaou, Nicos; Shane, Scott; Adi, Georgina; Mangino, Massimo; Harris, Juliette (2011)
      The tendency to be an entrepreneur may be influenced by genetic variation. Sensation seeking is more common among entrepreneurs than among the general population. Twin studies show that the tendency to be an entrepreneur ...
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      Puberty Predicts Approach But Not Avoidance on the Iowa Gambling Task in a Multinational Sample 

      Icenogle, G.; Steinberg, L.; Olino, T. M.; Shulman, E. P.; Chein, Jason; Alampay, L. P.; Al-Hassan, Suha M.; Takash, H. M. S.; Bacchini, Dario; Chang, L.; Chaudhary, N.; Di Giunta, Laura; Dodge, Kenneth A.; Fanti, Kostas A.; Lansford, J. E.; Malone, Patrick S.; Oburu, Paul; Pastorelli, Concetta; Skinner, Ann T.; Sorbring, Emma; Tapanya, Sombat; Uribe Tirado, Liliana Maria (Blackwell Publishing Inc, 2016)
      According to the dual systems model of adolescent risk taking, sensation seeking and impulse control follow different developmental trajectories across adolescence and are governed by two different brain systems. The authors ...
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      Risky and aggressive driving in young adults: Personality matters 

      Constantinou, Elena; Panayiotou, Georgia; Konstantinou, Nikos; Loutsiou-Ladd, Anthi; Kapardis, Andreas (2011)
      Young, novice drivers constitute a disproportionate percentage of fatalities and injuries in road traffic accidents around the world. This study, attempts to identify motivational factors behind risky driving behavior, and ...