Are people really more patient than other animals? Evidence from human discounting of real liquid rewards

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1071-1075

  Jimura, Koji ^a   Myerson, Joel ^a   Hilgard, Joseph ^a   Braver, Todd S ^a   Green, Leonard ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; APPETITE; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; DECISION MAKING; DRINKING; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; REWARD; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; THIRST; TIME PERCEPTION;

ANIMALS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; BEVERAGES; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; DRINKING; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MOTIVATION; REWARD; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; THIRST; TIME PERCEPTION;

EID: 74849130292     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: 15315320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/PBR.16.6.1071     Document Type: Article

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