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 …

Rationale Delayed reward discounting (DRD) is a behavioral economic index of impulsivity
and numerous studies have examined DRD in relation to addictive behavior. To synthesize …

Socioeconomic differences in behaviour are pervasive and well documented, but their
causes are not yet well understood. Here, we make the case that a cluster of behaviours is …

How to assess critical aspects of cognitive functioning that are not measured by IQ tests:
rational thinking skills. Why are we surprised when smart people act foolishly? Smart people …

Early life adversity (ELA) is associated with poorer health in adulthood, an association
explained, at least in part, by increased engagement in health‐risk behaviors (HRBs). In this …

Impulsivity critically relates to many psychiatric disorders. Given the multifaceted construct
that impulsivity represents, defining core aspects of impulsivity is vital for the assessment …

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 …

Delay discounting refers to the tendency for outcomes that are remote in time to have less
value than more immediate outcomes. Steep discounting of delayed outcomes is associated …

Although aging is associated with clear declines in physical and cognitive processes,
emotional functioning fares relatively well. Consistent with this behavioral profile, two core …

There is an increasing policy commitment to address the avoidable burdens of unhealthy
diet, overweight and obesity. However, to design effective policies, it is important to …