Experimental reductions of delay discounting and impulsive choice: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

JM Rung, GJ Madden - Journal of experimental psychology …, 2018 - psycnet.apa.org
Many behaviors posing significant risks to public health are characterized by repeated
decisions to forego better long-term outcomes in the face of immediate temptations. Steeply …

Delay discounting of different outcomes: Review and theory

AL Odum, RJ Becker, JM Haynes… - Journal of the …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Steep delay discounting is characterized by a preference for small immediate outcomes
relative to larger delayed outcomes and is predictive of drug abuse, risky sexual behaviors …

Delay discounting: Pigeon, rat, human—does it matter?

A Vanderveldt, L Oliveira, L Green - Journal of Experimental …, 2016 - psycnet.apa.org
Delay discounting refers to the decrease in subjective value of an outcome as the time to its
receipt increases. Across species and situations, animals discount delayed rewards, and …

Time-discounting and tobacco smoking: a systematic review and network analysis

P Barlow, M McKee, A Reeves, G Galea… - International journal …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Background: Tobacco smoking harms health, so why do people smoke and fail to quit? An
explanation originating in behavioural economics suggests a role for time-discounting …

Managing temptation in obesity treatment: A neurobehavioral model of intervention strategies

BM Appelhans, SA French, SL Pagoto, NE Sherwood - Appetite, 2016 - Elsevier
Weight loss outcomes in lifestyle interventions for obesity are primarily a function of
sustained adherence to a reduced-energy diet, and most lapses in diet adherence are …

Age effects on delay discounting across the lifespan: A meta-analytical approach to theory comparison and model development.

J Lu, J Yao, Z Zhou, XT Wang - Psychological Bulletin, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
A long-running debate about the developmental trajectory of delay discounting has received
growing attention since 1994. Relevant theories, ranging from developmental psychology …

Opportunity costs of reward delays and the discounting of hypothetical money and cigarettes

PS Johnson, ES Herrmann… - Journal of the …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Humans are reported to discount delayed rewards at lower rates than nonhumans.
However, nonhumans are studied in tasks that restrict reinforcement during delays, whereas …

Making time for nature: Visual exposure to natural environments lengthens subjective time perception and reduces impulsivity

MS Berry, MA Repke, NP Nickerson, LG Conway III… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Impulsivity in delay discounting is associated with maladaptive behaviors such as
overeating and drug and alcohol abuse. Researchers have recently noted that delay …

Reinforcer pathology: implications for substance abuse intervention

WK Bickel, LN Athamneh, SE Snider, WH Craft… - Recent advances in …, 2020 - Springer
The rate at which individuals discount future rewards (ie, discounting rate) is strongly
associated with their propensity for substance abuse as well as myriad other negative health …

Changing delay discounting and impulsive choice: Implications for addictions, prevention, and human health

JM Rung, S Peck, JE Hinnenkamp, E Preston… - … on Behavior Science, 2019 - Springer
Delay discounting describes the tendency to devalue delayed consequences or future
prospects. The degree to which an individual discounts delayed events appears trait-like in …