In everyday decision-making, individuals make trade-offs between short-term and long-term
benefits or costs. Depending on many factors, individuals may choose to wait for larger …

Opinions differ widely as to whether addicts lose the ability to control their behavior and
employ free will. This article reviews empirical findings regarding multiple questions relevant …

Most authors who discuss willpower assume that everyone knows what it is, but our
assumptions differ to such an extent that we talk past each other. We agree that willpower is …

Rationale: Nicotine dependence has been associated with impulsivity and discounting
delayed/uncertain outcomes. Objectives: This study had two main objectives:(1) to examine …

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 …

Abstract Objective Eating Disorders (ED) and obesity are suggested to involve a spectrum of
self-regulatory control difficulties. Temporal discounting (TD) tasks have been used to …

Rationale Reinforcer pathology (RP) is a theoretical model based on two processes: delay
discounting (DD) and drug demand. Given that RP has been shown to have a predictive …

Background: Individuals with substance use disorders typically exhibit a predilection toward
instant gratification with apparent disregard for the future consequences of their actions …

This study examined the transdiagnostic effect of acceptance and commitment therapy
(ACT) on impulsive decision-making in a community sample. A total of 40 adults were …

La Economía conductual es una disciplina que puede resultar útil para estudiar los
aspectos implicados en la génesis y el mantenimiento de las conductas adictivas mediante …