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Behavioral inhibition, behavioral activation, and affective responses to impending reward and punishment: The BIS/BAS scales
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J. A. Gray (1981, 1982) holds that 2 general motivational systems underlie behavior and affect: a behavioral inhibition system (BIS) and a behavioral activation system (BAS). Self-report scales to assess dispositional BIS and BAS sensitivities were created. Scale development (Study 1) and convergent and discriminant validity in the form of correlations with alternative measures are reported (Study 2). In Study 3, a situation in which Ss anticipated a punishment was created. Controlling for initial nervousness, Ss high in BIS sensitivity (assessed earlier) were more nervous than those low in BIS sensitivity. In Study 4, a situation in which Ss anticipated a reward was created. Controlling for initial happiness, Ss high in BAS sensitivity (Reward Responsiveness and Drive scales) were happier than those low in BAS sensitivity. In each case the new scales predicted better than an alternative measure. Discussion is focused on conceptual implications.
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“Risk-taking behavior was assessed in two separate ways by using a well validated laboratory risk-taking task (Lejuez et al., 2002(Lejuez et al., , 2003(Lejuez et al., , 2007; the BART) and using a self-report risk-taking tendency questionnaire (BIS/BAS; Carver and White, 1994).”
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“It is likely, then, that Fun Seeking and Drive, with their reference to pursuit of desired goals (Carver & White, 1994), represent a more prototypical or faithful operationalization of approach motivation than Reward Responsiveness.”
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“Notably, previous research has shown that, whereas Fun Seeking and Drive are negatively correlated with BIS, Reward Responsiveness is positively correlated with BIS (Carver & White, 1994).”
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“We also replicated two gender differences documented by Carver and White (1994).”
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“While speculative, this account of gender differences is consistent with the finding that women score higher than men on both the behavioral inhibition scale and the reward sensitivity subscale of the behavioral activation scale (Carver & White, 1994; Gard & Kring, 2007).”
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“Although self-report [743-745] and behavioral [209,746] measures of reward capacity have been developed, their association to neurobiological function has proven to be limited.”
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“It is worth noting that many theories posit that beliefs about the self (including self-concept and self-esteem and mindset/implicit theory of self attributes) are important causes of human behavior and learning (Bandura, 1997;Carver & White, 1994;Deci & Ryan, 2000;Molden & Dweck, 2006).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Carver, C. S., & White, T. L.
- Affiliations
- University of Miami (US)
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- ORCID
- Carver, Charles S.
- Venue
- Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
- Published
- 1994-08
- Volume
- 67
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 319-333
- ISSN
- 0022-3514 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-1315
- OpenAlex
- W2119314959
- Cited by
- 7,306
- References
- 63
- Citations by year
- 2026: 292 · 2025: 335 · 2024: 385 · 2023: 328 · 2022: 395 · 2021: 393 · 2020: 405 · 2019: 368 · 2018: 378 · 2017: 423 · 2016: 382 · 2015: 403 · 2014: 380 · 2013: 332 · 2012: 300
- FWCI
- 30.91
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Psychological Testing and Assessment
- Keywords
- behavioral inhibition system, behavioral activation system, BIS/BAS scales, reward anticipation, emotional responses, anxiety, happiness, scale development, convergent and discriminant validity
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