Delay or probability discounting in a model of impulsive behavior: Effect of alcohol

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 121-143

  Richards, Jerry B ^b   Zhang, Lan ^b   Mitchell, Suzanne H ^b   De Wit, Harriet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Alcohol; Choice; Delay discounting; Humans; Impulsivity; Probability discounting; Self control

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DOSE RESPONSE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PERSONALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBABILITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; REWARD; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TIME;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ETHANOL; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; JUDGMENT; MALE; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONALITY; PROBABILITY; REWARD; RISK-TAKING; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033094738     PISSN: 00225002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jeab.1999.71-121     Document Type: Article

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