Delayed reward and cost discounting

Psychological Record

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 571-588

  Murphy, James G ^b   Vuchinich, Rudy E ^a   Simpson, Cathy A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b University of Alabama at Birmingham ^*

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EID: 0035604949     PISSN: 00332933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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