Prior studies have suggested that affect lability might reduce the risk for problematic drinking among sensation seekers by compensating for their deficiencies in emotional reactivity and among individuals high on negative urgency by disrupting stable negative emotions. Due to the high prevalence of college drinking, this study examined whether affect lability interacted with sensation seeking ...

The effects of synthesized voice warning parameters on perceived urgency were examined in order to build a detailed and usable description of the relation between the parameters of synthesized voice warnings and perceived urgency. Ten native and 10 non-native English speakers participated in 4 experiments to evaluate and quantify the effects of the voice parameters. The results showed that spee...

Abstract The following contribution was presented during the event, “Ethics of Artificial Intelligence: Engagement Abrahamic Religions in Rome Call.” event sponsored by Vatican RenAIssance Foundation, Abu Dhabi (UAE) Forum for Peace and Commission Interreligious Dialogue Chief Rabbinate Israel. Call AI Ethics ( www.romecall.org ), finalized February 2020 also signed at time some world’s largest...

Bipolar disorder is characterised by impulsivity, and recent research suggests it is important to consider more specific forms of impulsivity. In two student samples, we examined associations of self-reported impulsivity with mania risk (Hypomanic Personality Scale, HPS). We hypothesised that mania risk would relate to impulsivity in the context of opportunities for rewarding activities (delayi...