Young, Nathaniel A2018-02-022018-02-022016-05https://hdl.handle.net/11299/193209A Plan B Research Project Submitted to the Faculty of University of Minnesota by Nathaniel A Young in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts. May 2016. 1 computer file (PDF); v, 24 pages, appendix A, tablesThe relationships between emotion, trait impulsivity, sensitivity to reward and punishment and risky decision-making were explored. Twenty-Seven undergraduate psychology students (14 males and 13 females) completed the (negative) Urgency, (lack of) Premeditation, (lack of) Perseverance, Sensation Seeking, and Positive Urgency scale (UPPS+P); the Sensitivity to Punishment and Sensitivity to Reward Questionnaire (SPSRQ), and the Positive Affect and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS). Afterward the participants performed the Iowa gambling task (IGT). Results showed that dimensions related to negative emotion and rash impulsivity significant factors within the model to predict risky decision-making during the IGTenImpulsivityTrait impulsivityEmotionRisky decision-makingPunishmentUPPS modelRST modeUPPS+PSPSRQPANASCollege of Education and Human Service ProfessionsDepartment of PsychologyMaster of ArtsPlan Bs (project-based master's degrees)University of Minnesota DuluthMaster of Arts in Psychological ScienceExperimental trackScholarly Text or Essay