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Shead, N. Will; Hodgins, David C. – Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 2009
Sixty college students performed three discounting tasks: probability discounting of gains, probability discounting of losses, and delay discounting of gains. Each task used an adjusting-amount procedure, and participants' choices affected the amount and timing of their remuneration for participating. Both group and individual discounting…
Descriptors: Risk, Behavior, Probability, Delay of Gratification
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Bornovalova, Marina A.; Levy, Roy; Gratz, Kim L.; Lejuez, C. W. – Psychological Assessment, 2010
The current study investigated the heterogeneity of borderline personality disorder (BPD) symptoms in a sample of 382 inner-city, predominantly African American male substance users through the use of latent class analysis. A 4-class model was statistically preferred, with 1 class interpreted to be a baseline class, 1 class interpreted to be a…
Descriptors: Personality Problems, Student Attitudes, Antisocial Behavior, Drinking