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Probability Discounting of Gains and Losses: Implications for Risk Attitudes and Impulsivity
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Shead, N. Will; Hodgins, David C. – Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 2009
Sixty college students performed three discounting tasks: probability discounting of gains, probability discounting of losses, and delay discounting of gains. Each task used an adjusting-amount procedure, and participants' choices affected the amount and timing of their remuneration for participating. Both group and individual discounting…
Descriptors: Risk, Behavior, Probability, Delay of Gratification