Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 0 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 1 |
Descriptor
| Adults | 1 |
| Behavior Patterns | 1 |
| Conceptual Tempo | 1 |
| Context Effect | 1 |
| Delay of Gratification | 1 |
| Rewards | 1 |
| Risk | 1 |
| Statistical Analysis | 1 |
Source
| Journal of Applied Behavior… | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 1 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Download full text
Direct linkDixon, Mark R.; Jacobs, Eric A.; Sanders, Scott – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2006
The present study demonstrated the relative impact of gambling and nongambling contexts on the degree of delay discounting by pathological gamblers. We used a delay-discounting task with 20 pathological gamblers in and out of the natural context in which they regularly gambled. For 16 of the 20 participants, it appeared that the difference of…
Descriptors: Rewards, Delay of Gratification, Context Effect, Risk
