Individual Variation in Behavioral Economic Indices of the Relative Value of Alcohol: Incremental Validity in Relation to Impulsivity, Craving, and Intellectual Functioning

Journal of Experimental Psychopathology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 423-436

  Acker, John ^a   Amlung, Michael ^a   Stojek, Monika ^a   Murphy, James G ^b,c   MacKillop, James ^a,c  

^a University of Georgia   (United States)

^b University of Memphis   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Behavioral Economics; Craving; Demand; Discounting; Impulsivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885870365     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20438087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5127/jep.021411     Document Type: Article

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