Temporal discounting: Basic research and theanalysis of socially important behavior

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 101-122

  Critchfield, Thomas S ^a   Kollins, Scott H ^b  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Delayed consequences; Drug abuse; Self control; Temporal discounting

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TIME;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; HUMANS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035286859     PISSN: 00218855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.2001.34-101     Document Type: Article

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