How many impulsivities? A discounting perspective

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 3-13

  Green, Leonard ^a   Myerson, Joel ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Delay; Discounting; Impulsivity; Probability; Traits

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877112994     PISSN: 00225002     EISSN: 19383711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jeab.1     Document Type: Article

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