Comparing delay discounting rates when using the fill-in-the-blank and multiple-choice methods

Journal of General Psychology

Volumn 138, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 300-318

  Weatherly, Jeffrey N ^a   Derenne, Adam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Delay discounting; Fill in the blank method; Multiple choice method; University students

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DELAY DISCOUNTING; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DELAY DISCOUNTING; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOLOGY, EXPERIMENTAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855810613     PISSN: 00221309     EISSN: 19400888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221309.2011.606442     Document Type: Article

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