Abstract [Correction Notice: An Erratum for this article was reported in Vol 140 (2) of
Psychological Bulletin (see record 2014-06337-001). The citation for Dougherty et al.(2009) …

The field of behavioral economics has made important inroads into the understanding of
substance use disorders through the concept of reinforcer pathology. Reinforcer pathology …

Delay discounting is the decline in the present value of a reward with delay to its receipt.
Across a variety of species, populations, and reward types, value declines hyperbolically …

Delay discounting describes the devaluation of a reinforcer as a function of the delay until its
receipt. Although all people discount delayed reinforcers, one consistent finding is that …

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 …

There is growing evidence of 'food addiction'(FA) in sugar-and fat-bingeing animals. The
purpose of this study was to investigate the legitimacy of this disorder in the human …

Addiction science would benefit from the identification of a behavioral marker. A behavioral
marker could reflect the projected clinical course of the disorder, function as a surrogate …

Using a consistent Skinnerian perspective, Behavior Analysis and Learning: A
Biobehavioral Approach, Sixth Edition provides an advanced introduction to the principles of …

The tendency to make unhealthy choices is hypothesized to be related to an individual's
temporal discount rate, the theoretical rate at which they devalue delayed rewards …

Intertemporal choices are ubiquitous: people often have to choose between outcomes
realized at different times. Although it is generally believed that people have stable …