An Examination of How Qualitatively Different Delayed Outcomes are Discounted

Delay discounting is the process by which delayed outcomes lose value. Different types of delayed outcomes (e.g., food and money) lose value to different degrees. Higher degrees of delay discounting are related to a wide variety of psychosocial maladies. Chapter I provides context for the studies de...

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Main Author: Friedel, Jonathan
Format: Others
Published: DigitalCommons@USU 2016
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Online Access:https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/4913
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5951&context=etd