Psychological Connectedness and Intertemporal Choice

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

Volumn 139, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 49-69

  Bartels, Daniel M ^a   Rips, Lance J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

connectedness; decision making; intertemporal choice; personal identity; temporal discounting

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONCEPT FORMATION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; TIME;

CONCEPT FORMATION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 76049096345     PISSN: 00963445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0018062     Document Type: Article

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