학술논문
A deconstruction of gambling task performance among HIV+ individuals: The differential contributions of problem solving and risk taking.
Document Type
Article
Source
Subject
*TASK performance
*PSYCHOLOGY of HIV-positive persons
*PROBLEM solving research
*RISK-taking behavior
*NEUROPSYCHOLOGY research
*DECISION making & psychology
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ISSN
1380-3395
Abstract
This study sought to deconstruct gambling task (GT) performance among HIV+ individuals (N = 143) and is intended to capture other cognitive features of task performance (i.e., problem solving and strategy preference). Consistent with our hypotheses, cluster analysis identified three GT groups: a safe/advantageous (AS) strategy group, a risky/disadvantageous (RS) strategy group, and a novel third group who failed to develop a strategy (NS). The NS group performed worst on global neuropsychological performance, processing speed, and executive function. Our results support a novel measure of GT task performance and suggest that failure to develop/implement a strategy reflects cognitive dysfunction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]