Drift: An analysis of outcome framing in intertemporal choice

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 573-588

  Read, Daniel ^a   Frederick, Shane ^b   Scholten, Marc ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b YALE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (United States)

^c INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE PSICOLOGIA APLICADA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Choice modelling; Delay discounting; Framing; Intertemporal choice

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REWARD; TIME;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTIVATION; REWARD; RISK-TAKING; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84882978932     PISSN: 02787393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0029177     Document Type: Article

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