impulsivité

Also known as Impulsive Behavior, Impulsive Behaviour, impulsiveness, caprice, capricious, capriciousness, whimsical, impetuous

thumb|right|200px|Orbitofrontal cortex, part of the prefrontal cortex that shapes decision-making In psychology, impulsivity (or impulsiveness) is a tendency to act on a whim, displaying behavior characterized by little or no forethought, reflection, or consideration of the consequences. Impulsive actions are typically "poorly conceived, prematurely expressed, unduly risky, or inappropriate to the situation that often result in undesirable consequences," which imperil long-term goals and strategies for success. Impulsivity can be classified as a multifactorial construct. A functional variety o