Sensitivity to changing contingencies in an impulsivity task

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 335-345

  Young, Michael E ^a   Webb, Tara L ^b   Rung, Jillian M ^b   Jacobs, Eric A ^b  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Button press; Delay discounting; Escalating interest; Humans; Impulsivity; Order effects; Self control; Video games

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881619219     PISSN: 00225002     EISSN: 19383711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jeab.24     Document Type: Article

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