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Direct linkNavarick, Douglas J. – Psychological Record, 2004
The ability of a reinforcer to maintain behavior decreases as a hyperbolic function of its delay. This discounted value can help explain impulsivity defined as the choice of an immediate, small reinforcer over a delayed, large reinforcer. Human operant studies using consumable reinforcers such as videos have found impulsivity with delays under 1…
Descriptors: Reinforcement, Questionnaires, Conceptual Tempo, Behavior Modification
