Table 2

Pearson product-moment correlations between self-report (TCI-R novelty-seeking subscales) and neurocognitive measures

TCI-R subscale	COWAT	SCWT interf.	BDS	BBS	TMT B-A difference	WCST categories	WCST % errors		IGT net score
TCI-R subscale	COWAT	SCWT interf.	BDS	BBS	TMT B-A difference	WCST categories	Pers.	Nonpers.	ABCD	EFGH
Exploratory excitability
r	0.020	0.013	0.002	0.206	−0.030	−0.062	−0.097	0.138	0.095	0.061
p value	0.83	0.89	0.99	0.035	0.76	0.54	0.33	0.17	0.35	0.52
Impulsiveness
r	0.056	0.171	0.061	0.131	0.028	0.118	−0.284	0.160	0.050	0.070
p value	0.54	0.07	0.54	0.18	0.78	0.24	0.004	0.11	0.62	0.47
Extravagance
r	0.049	0.010	0.128	−0.014	0.037	−0.226	0.165	0.272	−0.232	−0.019
p value	0.60	0.92	0.19	0.89	0.71	0.023	0.10	0.006	0.019	0.85
Disorderliness
r	−0.048	0.152	0.003	0.099	0.047	−0.026	−0.098	0.142	−0.192	0.044
p value	0.61	0.10	0.98	0.32	0.64	0.79	0.33	0.16	0.06	0.65

BBS = Backward Blocks Span; (52) BDS = Backward Digits Span; (50) COWAT = Controlled Oral Word Association Test; (47) IGT = Iowa Gambling Task; (17) Nonpers. = nonperseverative; Pers. = perseverative; SCWT interf. = Stroop Colours and Words Test Interference; (44) TCI-R = Temperament and Character Inventory-Revised; (31), (42) TMT = Trail Making Test; (46) WCST % errors = Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (43) % of errors.