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Test-retest characteristics of the Balloon Analogue Risk Task (BART).

Year: 2008

Type: article

Abstract: The Balloon Analogue Risk Task (BART) is a computerized decision-making task that provides a test of behavioral risk taking. The task is increasingly used in laboratory settings and in the field with young adults and adolescents. However, there are currently no published data about the test-retest characteristics of the task when it is administered on separate days. The current paper addresses this gap. Risky behavior on the BART (adjusted average pumps) showed acceptable test-retest reliability across days (r = +.77, p < .001). The data indicate that risk behavior on the BART has adequate test-retest stability and therefore performance on the task on a single occasion is likely to be representative of an individual's performance on other occasions.

Source: Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology

DOI: 10.1037/a0014083

Authors: Tara L. White, C. W. Lejuez, Harriet de Wit

Institutions: Brown University, University of Maryland, College Park, University of Illinois Chicago, University of Chicago

Language: English

Topic: Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics

Subfield: General Decision Sciences

Field: Decision Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: U.S. Public Health Service, National Institute on Drug Abuse