Alternative models of estimating the Stop-Signal Reaction Time in the Stop-Signal Paradigm and their differential associations with self-reports of impulsivity domains

Giulia Gialdi, Antonella Somma, Claudia Virginia Manara, Andrea Fossati

Accepted April 30, 2020

First published April 30, 2020

Abstract

The Stop-Signal Reaction Time (SSRT) as a measure of impulsive behavior has been called into question. The aim of the present study was to assess the relationship between self-report measure of risk-taking and impulsivity and
different SSRT estimation methods. Fifty Italian university students (male participants = 15, 30.0%, female participants = 35, 70.0%; mean age = 22.64 years, SD = 2.63 years) agreed to participate in the study. Roughly 49 participants were
required to allow .80 power for detecting a Spearman r value of .40 with p<.05. Participants were administered the SST using a laptop computer in individual sessions and completed the Italian versions of the UPPS-P Impulsivity Scale, Barratt Impulsiveness Scale-11, and Impulsive-Unsocialized Sensation-Seeking Scale. Spearman r values suggested that all SSRT
models were significantly associated with self-report measures of sensation-seeking/risk taking behaviors. However, only BEEST estimates were non-trivially associated also with measures of core features of impulsivity (i.e., lack of premeditation).
Our findings seemed to suggest that adopting a Bayesian perspective on SSRT estimation may allow to obtain experimental measures of both risk-taking and impulsive behaviors.

Alternative models of estimating the Stop-Signal Reaction Time in the Stop-Signal Paradigm and their differential associations with self-reports of impulsivity domains

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Gialdi Giulia . Somma Antonella . Manara Claudia Virginia . Fossati Andrea . Alternative models of estimating the Stop-Signal Reaction Time in the Stop-Signal Paradigm and their differential associations with self-reports of impulsivity domains. BPA Applied Psychology Bulletin. 2020;287(1):19-29.

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