Statistical equivalence and test-retest reliability of delay and probability discounting using real and hypothetical rewards

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 100, Issue , 2013, Pages 116-122

  Matusiewicz, Alexis K ^a   Carter, Anne E ^b   Landes, Reid D ^c   Yi, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA TECH CARILION SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Delay discounting; Hypothetical outcomes; Probability discounting; Real outcomes; Statistical equivalence; Test retest reliability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; NUMERICAL METHOD; PROBABILITY; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL PERIOD; THRESHOLD; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VALUATION;

ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BIOEQUIVALENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DELAY DISCOUNTING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PROBABILITY; PROBABILITY DISCOUNTING; REWARD; SELF REPORT; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDITY;

DELAY DISCOUNTING; HYPOTHETICAL OUTCOMES; PROBABILITY DISCOUNTING; REAL OUTCOMES; STATISTICAL EQUIVALENCE; TEST-RETEST RELIABILITY;

ADULT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; REWARD; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84884277152     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: 18728308     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2013.07.019     Document Type: Article

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