Stress has been associated with poor self-control. Individual differences in impulsivity and other behavioral tendencies may influence the relationship of stress with self-control, although this possibility has not been examined to date. The present research investigated whether cumulative stress is associated with poor self-control, and whether this relationship is mediated by impulsivity, beh...

The Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory proposes that the Behavioral Approach System (BAS) comprises dopaminergic brain regions and underpins reward sensitivity causing impulsivity. It has been shown in a supraliminal priming task that highly reward sensitive subjects have a larger reaction time (RT) priming effect and make more commission errors to prime-incongruent targets. We adapted a similar ...

Internet trolling is a provocative or offensive online behavior linked to engaging in anonymous activities that evoke negative feelings other people. We analyzed the relationships between trolling, Dark Triad traits (i.e., psychopathy, narcissism, and Machiavellianism), Behavioral Inhibition System (BIS)/Behavioral Approach (BAS) two studies. Study 1 involved national quota sample representativ...

background: gray`s reinforcement sensitivity theory (rst) presupposes individual differences in the sensitivity of basic brain systems that respond to punishing and reinforcing stimuli. these differences are thought to underlie the personality dimensions of anxiety and impulsivity, and to have relevance for psychopathology. the present study aims at studying the relationship between behavioural...

Anger is an emotional phenomenon that is often associated with hostility and aggression, which are thought to be major influencing factors for numerous negative health behaviors and outcomes. Previous research has explored the role of these negatively portrayed emotional factors through experimental models dependent on respective biological and psychological evidence. The present study aimed to...

We evaluated the validity of Gray's and Fowles' three-arousal model in two studies of criminal o€enders using a continuous motor task involving rewards and punishments. Consistent with predictions for the behavioral approach/activation system (BAS), o€enders displayed signi®cant ( p < 0.00001) increases in response time and heart rate (HR) from a no-incentive practice phase to a reward-only (ex...

The behavioral approach system (BAS) from Gray's reinforcement sensitivity theory is a neurobehavioral system involved in the processing of rewarding stimuli that has been related to dopaminergic brain areas. Gray's theory hypothesizes that the functioning of reward brain areas is modulated by BAS-related traits. To test this hypothesis, we performed an fMRI study where participants viewed erot...

Differences between different style-depressed mothers, intrusive and withdrawn, were examined by the use of the Behavioral Inhibition and Activation Scales (BIS/BAS) and EEG activity from the mid-frontal and parietal regions. Analyses revealed that withdrawn mothers had left frontal EEG hypoactivation, higher Behavior Inhibition (BIS), and lower Behavior Activation (BAS) scores than the intrusi...

0191-8869/$ see front matter 2008 Elsevier Ltd. A doi:10.1016/j.paid.2008.07.008 * Corresponding author. Tel.: +44 (0) 1524 593382; E-mail address: [email protected] (S. Jones) Hypomanic personality is characterised by increased positive mood and energy but also more depression and greater risk of bipolar disorder. It is linked with positive self-appraisals for hypomania-relevant events ...