Balloon Analogue Risk Task (BART)

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Balloon Emotional Learning Task (BELT)

The BELT (Humphreys et al, 2016) is a measure of sensitivity to negative feedback and associative learning. The BELT is an extension of the Balloon Analogue Risk Task.
Duration: 7 minutes
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Balloon Analogue Risk Task

The BART measure of impulsivity and risk aversion.
Duration: 6.5 minutes
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Automatic Balloon Analogue Risk Task (Automatic BART)

The Automatic Balloon Analogue Risk Task (Automatic BART) designed by Pleskac et al (2008).
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Balloon Analogue Risk Task for Youth

The BART measure of impulsivity and risk aversion. This version is specifically tailored for adolescents.
Duration: 8 minutes
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References

Google ScholarSearch Google Scholar for peer-reviewed, published research using the Inquisit Balloon Analogue Risk Task (BART).

Lejuez, C. W., Read, J. P., Kahler, C. W., Richards, J. B., Ramsey, S. E., Stuart, G. L., Strong, D. R., & Brown, R. A. (2002). Evaluation of a behavioral measure of risk-taking: The Balloon Analogue Risk Task (BART). Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 8, 75-84.

Lejuez, C. W., Aklina, W. M., Zvolenskyb, M. J., Pedulla, C. M. (2003). Evaluation of the Balloon Analogue Risk Task (BART) as a predictor of adolescent real-world risk-taking behaviours. Journal of Adolescence, 26, 475-479.

Hunt, M. K., Hopko, D. R., Bare, R., Lejuez, C. W., & Robinson, E. (2005). Construct Validity of the Balloon Analog Risk Task (BART): Associations With Psychopathy and Impulsivity. Assessment, Vol. 12, No. 4, 416-428.

Hopko, D. R., Lejuez, C. W., Daughters, S. B., Aklin, W. M., Osborne, A., Simmons, B. L., Strong, D. R. (2006). Construct Validity of the Balloon Analogue Risk Task (BART): Relationship with MDMA Use by Inner-City Drug Users in Residential Treatment. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 28, 2, 95-101.

Lejuez, C. W., Aklin, W. M., Daughters, S. B., Zvolensky, M. J., Kahler, C. W., & Gwadz, M. (2007). Reliability and validity of the youth version of the Balloon Analogue Risk Task (BART-Y) in the assessment of risk-taking behavior among inner-city adolescents. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 36, 106-111.

Pleskac, T.J., Wallsten, T.S, Wang, P. & Lejuez, C.W. (2008). Development of an Automatic Response Mode to Improve the Clinical Utility of Sequential Risk-Taking Tasks. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 16, 555–564.

Humphreys, K. L., Telzer, E. H., Flannery, J., Goff, B., Gabard-Durnam, L., Gee, D. G., Lee, S. S., & Tottenham, N. (2016). Risky Decision Making From Childhood Through Adulthood: Contributions of Learning and Sensitivity to Negative Feedback. Emotion (Washington, D.C.), 16(1), 101–109. https://doi.org/10.1037/emo0000116

Links

Carl Lejuez. Center for Addictions, Personality, and Emotion Research, Department of Psychology at the University of Maryland.