Gender differences in two decision-making tasks in a community sample of adolescents

d'Acremont, Mathieu; Van der Linden, Martial

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Gender differences in two decision-making tasks in a community sample of adolescents

d'Acremont, Mathieu; Van der Linden, Martial

2006 • In International Journal of Behavioral Development, 30 (4), p. 352-358

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Adolescence; Decision making; Emotion-based learning; Gender differences; Risk taking

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[en] In adolescence, externalized problems such as risk taking and antisocial behavior are more frequent in boys. This suggests that there are differences in the way boys and girls evaluate risk and make decisions during this period. To explore decision making and highlight possible gender differences, 124 adolescents at a junior secondary school completed two decision-making tasks: The Iowa Gambling Task (Bechara, Damasio, Damasio, & Anderson, 1994) and the Rogers Betting Task (Rogers et al., 1999). The results indicate that girls make more advantageous decisions on the Gambling Task and boys take more risks during the Betting Task. These results are discussed in light of the differing development of emotion, cognition, and brain structures in boys and girls. © 2006 The International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development.

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Neurosciences & behavior

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d'Acremont, Mathieu; Université de Genève - UNIGE

Van der Linden, Martial ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de Psychologie > Département de Psychologie

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English

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Gender differences in two decision-making tasks in a community sample of adolescents

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2006

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International Journal of Behavioral Development

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0165-0254

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1464-0651

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SAGE Publications, New York, United States - New York

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352-358

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