Essays about: "Louise Falk Falk"

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  1. 1. Executive Functions and Adolescent Risk Taking : A dual system approach

    University essay from Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Louise Falk; Anna Rickardsson; [2010]
    Keywords : executive functions; risk taking; adolescence; dual system;

    Abstract : This study examined the relation between executive functioning (EF) and risk taking in adolescents using a dual system approach. According to the dual system perspective adolescents are prone to engage in risky behaviors as a result of an imbalance between the cognitive control system and the affective system (Casey, Getz & Galvan, 2008; Cohen, 2005; Steinberg, 2008; Van Leijenhorst et al. READ MORE