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impulsivity CONCEPT
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the tendency to act without adequately assessing context

Alias(es)

impulsiveness

Definition contributed by Anonymous

Asserted relationships to other concepts

impulsivity
is a kind of
No associations
impulsivity
is a part of
  • cognitive control
    • are a kind of
    impulsivity
    No associations
    are a part of
    impulsivity
    No associations

    Tasks that are asserted to measure impulsivity

    Task Contrast Measure
    Information Sampling Task
    • probability of the participant's decision being correct based on the available evidence at the time of the decision
    Dickman Impulsivity Inventory
    • functional vs dysfunctional impulsivity
    UPPS-P Impulsivity Scale
    • impulsivity
    Barratt Impulsiveness Scale
    • impulsiveness
    I7 impulsiveness and venturesomeness questionnaire
    • impulsivity
    Multidimensional Personality Questionnaire: Control vs. Impulsivity Scale
    • score on control-vs.-impulsivity traits
    Early Childhood Behavioral Questionnaire
    • impulsivity
    Children's Psychiatric Rating Scale
    • impulsivity
    big five questionnaire
    • emotional instability
    adolescent symptom inventory
    • ADHD Hyperactivity / Impulsivity - Severity Score
    matching familiar figures test
    • response time * accuracy compared to median
    Cambridge Gambling Task
    • decision making latency in ascending versus descending betting condition
    test of variables of attention
    • target frequent commission
    sustained attention to response task
    • speed versus accuracy
    delayed memory task
    • commission errors (false alarms)
    immediate memory task
    • commission errors (false alarms)

    Term BIBLIOGRAPHY

    Two models of impulsivity: relationship to personality traits and psychopathology.
    Swann AC, Bjork JM, Moeller FG, Dougherty DM
    (Biol Psychiatry)
    2002 Jun 15