Bridging the gap between psychology and biology : a behavioral genetics quasi-experimental method to understand personality, risk perception, and physical risk-taking behavior /
Despite what are often serious consequences, risk-taking behavior related to drug use, sexual practices, and adventure sports is common but uneven--some individuals are highly disposed to novelty seeking and are risk prone, whereas others are quite the opposite. To study risk taking, I developed an...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
SAGE Publications Ltd,
2018.
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| Series: | SAGE Research Methods. Cases.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Despite what are often serious consequences, risk-taking behavior related to drug use, sexual practices, and adventure sports is common but uneven--some individuals are highly disposed to novelty seeking and are risk prone, whereas others are quite the opposite. To study risk taking, I developed an undergraduate-centered interdisciplinary research program to address single genetic variations, personality traits, and risk perceptions that may contribute to individual variation in these behaviors. This methodological approach allows for a connection between biological and psychological levels of analysis. Practical and ethical constraints led to development of a quasi-experimental design to gauge the impact of pre-existing participant variables (genotype, gender, religiosity) on the outcome variables (risk taking and risk perception). To offer insight into the real-world application of these research methods, I describe the benefits and costs of using this interdisciplinary behavioral genetics approach; I also address the challenges and setbacks my group experienced and the lessons learned along the way. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781526440846 1526440849 |