2021
Avoidance in Adolescence: The Balloon Risk Avoidance Task (BRAT)
Crowley M, van Noordt S, Castagna P, Vaca F, Wu J, Lejuez C, Mayes L. Avoidance in Adolescence: The Balloon Risk Avoidance Task (BRAT). Journal Of Psychopathology And Behavioral Assessment 2021, 44: 297-311. DOI: 10.1007/s10862-021-09928-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBalloon Analogue Risk TaskAvoidance behaviorRisk TaskMore avoidance behaviorSubset of youthRisk-taking behaviorMotivational correlatesBehavioral measuresAnxiety symptomsAvoidance taskLate adolescenceDiscriminant validityValidity dataDepressed moodAdolescenceAge 10TaskYouthAvoidanceAnxietyGreater levelsSignificant positive associationClinical implicationsPositive associationLess attention
2009
Risk-Taking and the Feedback Negativity Response to Loss among At-Risk Adolescents
Crowley MJ, Wu J, Crutcher C, Bailey CA, Lejuez CW, Mayes LC. Risk-Taking and the Feedback Negativity Response to Loss among At-Risk Adolescents. Developmental Neuroscience 2009, 31: 137-148. PMID: 19372694, PMCID: PMC2746826, DOI: 10.1159/000207501.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFeedback error-related negativityEvent-related potentialsEvent-related brain potentialsFronto-central scalp regionsBalloon Analogue Risk TaskError-related negativityP300-like componentHigh-risk sampleRisk-taking propensityBrain potentialsReward feedbackMonetary feedbackAdolescent sampleRisk TaskRisk adolescentsScalp regionsMonetary gainsFeedback typeLow-risk behaviorsNorepinephrine systemAdolescentsComplementary functioning