Magnitude effects for experienced rewards at short delays in the escalating interest task

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 302-309

  Young, Michael E ^a   Webb, Tara L ^b   Sutherland, Steven C ^b   Jacobs, Eric A ^b  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Choice behavior; Delay discounting; Impulsivity; Judgment and decision making

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874708736     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: 15315320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/s13423-012-0350-7     Document Type: Article

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