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Emotion-Based Dispositions to Rash Action: Positive and Negative Urgency.

Under heightened emotional states, individuals are more inclined to engage in ill-considered or rash actions than at other times. The authors present evidence for the existence of 2 related traits called positive and negative urgency. The traits refer to individual differences in the disposition to...

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Published in:Psychological Bulletin Vol. 134; no. 6; pp. 807 - 829
Main Authors: Cyders, Melissa A., Smith, Gregory T.
Format: Article
Published: American Psychological Association November 2008
Subjects:
Emotions
Personality
Brain function localization
Impulsive personality
Psychology
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