Human Risky Choice: Delay Sensitivity Depends on Reinforcer Type

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 15-22

  Locey, Matthew L ^a   Pietras, Cynthia J ^b   Hackenberg, Timothy D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

adult humans; delay sensitivity; distributional characteristics; risky choice; video reinforcement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REINFORCEMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TIME; VIDEORECORDING;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); RISK-TAKING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TIME FACTORS; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING; YOUNG ADULT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 60849109201     PISSN: 00977403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0012378     Document Type: Article

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