Impulsive choice and workplace safety: A new area of inquiry for research in occupational settings

Behavior Analyst

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 239-246

  Reynolds, Brady ^a,b   Schiffbauer, Ryan M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE ON ADDICTIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

Choice; Discounting; Health; Impulsivity; Occupational safety; Workers

Indexed keywords

EID: 11244266300     PISSN: 07386729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03393183     Document Type: Article

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