Relation between time perspective and delay discounting: A literature review

Psychological Record

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 613-632

  Teuscher, Ursina ^a   Mitchell, Suzanne H ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision making; Delay discounting; Impulsivity; Intertemporal choice; Time perspective

Indexed keywords

EID: 80855140429     PISSN: 00332933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03395780     Document Type: Review

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