Influence of cognitive variables in the Iowa Gambling Task

The objective of this work was to analyze the influence of cognitive and personality variables in the Decision Making (DM) construct, evaluated by the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT). For this propose, a battery of neuropsychological tests was applied to 116 individuals of both genders between 18 and 35 ye...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:
Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Gonzalez Gadea, Maria Luz, Ponce, Japaze Guillermo, Díaz Fajreldines, Hugo, Marino, Julián
Formato: Artículo revista
Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Universidad Nacional de Córdoba 2010
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/racc/article/view/5261
Aporte de:
Descripción
Sumario:The objective of this work was to analyze the influence of cognitive and personality variables in the Decision Making (DM) construct, evaluated by the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT). For this propose, a battery of neuropsychological tests was applied to 116 individuals of both genders between 18 and 35 years olds. The results showed that the IGT performance was not associated to the cognitive variables evaluated, only it has been found moderated relationship between working memory and DM. These outcomes suggest that DM seems to be an independent construct of the “cool” cognitive functions and could be influenced for the emotional or motivational aspects related to “hot” cognitive process. Finally, the DM process seems to be more associated to the ability to avoid punishment than the capacity of evaluate long term benefits.