Delay discounting and intelligence: A meta-analysis

Intelligence

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 289-305

  Shamosh, Noah A ^a   Gray, Jeremy R ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive ability; Delay discounting; Impulsiveness; Impulsivity; Intelligence; Inter temporal choice; Self control; Temporal discounting

Indexed keywords

EID: 43949087234     PISSN: 01602896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intell.2007.09.004     Document Type: Review

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