2024
Affective Motivations for Substance Misuse Differentially Relate to Consideration of Multiple Costs During Effortful Decision Making
Ruiz S, Levy I, Baskin-Sommers A. Affective Motivations for Substance Misuse Differentially Relate to Consideration of Multiple Costs During Effortful Decision Making. Journal Of Psychopathology And Clinical Science 2024, 133: 554-564. PMID: 39101939, DOI: 10.1037/abn0000931.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubstance useEffort Expenditure for Rewards TaskEffortful decision makingDiverse community sampleReward taskNegative affectPositive affectCommunity sampleComputational model parametersDifferential relationsHeightened sensitivityAffecting motivationDecision makingAffectLoss magnitudeMotivationCost informationIndividualsSubstancesLikelihood of lossTaskMakingEffective decision makingUseMultiple costs
2021
Physical Aggression Is Associated With More Effective Postdecisional Processing of Social Threat
Brennan G, Baskin-Sommers A. Physical Aggression Is Associated With More Effective Postdecisional Processing of Social Threat. Clinical Psychological Science 2021, 9: 413-433. DOI: 10.1177/2167702620966294.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPhysical aggressionSocial decisionsThreatening facesAngry ruminationNonthreatening facesSocial threatAggressive individualsAggressionSteeper decreasesHigh ambiguityIncarcerated menModerate ambiguityProcessingFaceEmotionsRuminationAngerConfidenceHappinessAmbiguityTaskDecisionsParticipantsIndividualsFindings
2019
Aberrant Cost–Benefit Integration During Effort-Based Decision Making Relates to Severity of Substance Use Disorders
Stuppy-Sullivan A, Buckholtz J, Baskin-Sommers A. Aberrant Cost–Benefit Integration During Effort-Based Decision Making Relates to Severity of Substance Use Disorders. Clinical Psychological Science 2019, 8: 155-168. DOI: 10.1177/2167702619868155.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubstance use disordersSevere substance use disordersAversive affective statesLow reward optionCost-benefit decision makingEffort-based decisionUse disordersCost-benefit decisionsSeverity of useIndividual differencesReward taskEffort expenditureAffective statesValue signalsEffortful behaviorCommunity sampleIntertemporal decisionsPrevious researchDecision makingMultiple decision variablesIndividualsLess attentionDisordersDecisionsTask
2017
Individuals with Psychopathic Traits view Distracting Neutral Information as Negatively Valenced
Tillem S, Baskin-Sommers A. Individuals with Psychopathic Traits view Distracting Neutral Information as Negatively Valenced. International Journal Of Forensic Mental Health 2017, 17: 25-34. DOI: 10.1080/14999013.2017.1405126.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeutral informationPsychopathic individualsInterpersonal-affective traitsAdult male offendersAttention abnormalitiesLocalizer taskAffective informationAffective valenceCognitive scienceInterpersonal deficitsAffective responsesTrait viewMale offendersPsychopathyDevaluationIndividualsFurther supportValenceNeurobiologyOffendersTaskDeficitsInformationAttentionContext