Heaven can wait. How religion modulates temporal discounting

Psychological Research

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 738-747

  Paglieri, Fabio ^a   Borghi, Anna M ^a,b   Colzato, Lorenza S ^c   Hommel, Bernhard ^c   Scorolli, Claudia ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF COGNITIVE SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGIES   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REINFORCEMENT; RELIGION; REWARD; SECULARISM; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CATHOLICISM; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CHRISTIANITY; HUMANS; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; REWARD; SECULARISM; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885600165     PISSN: 03400727     EISSN: 14302772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00426-012-0473-5     Document Type: Article

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