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 …

Behavioral tendencies that might be captured through self-report measures may provide
insight into personality features that are associated with substance addictions. Recently …

Rationale Delay discounting, or the devaluation of delayed outcomes, appears to play an
etiological role in tobacco and other substance-use disorders. Objectives No human studies …

Delay discounting is one facet of impulsive decision making and involves subjectively
devaluing a delayed outcome. Steeply discounting delayed rewards is correlated with …

This review article discusses various cognitive and behavioral interventions that have been
developed with the goal of promoting self-controlled responding. Self-control can exert a …

Rationale In delay discounting, temporally remote rewards have less value. Cigarette
smoking is associated with steeper discounting of delayed money. The generality of this to …

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 …

Impulsive choice behavior has been proposed as a primary risk factor for other maladaptive
behaviors (eg, gambling, substance abuse). Recent research has suggested that timing …

In recent decades, researchers have integrated measurements of delay discounting, how
the subjective valuation of a reward changes as a function of time, into their study of …

Time-based interventions have emerged as promising treatments for disorders associated
with impulsivity. These interventions can be implemented to test their efficacy in preventing …