Discounting delayed and probabilistic rewards: Processes and traits

Journal of Economic Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 619-635

  Myerson, Joel ^a   Green, Leonard ^a   Scott Hanson, J ^a   Holt, Daniel D ^a   Estle, Sara J ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Choice behavior; Delay of gratification; Discounting; Impulsiveness; Risky choice

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041864029     PISSN: 01674870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4870(03)00005-9     Document Type: Article

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