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 …

Individual differences in intertemporal choice

K Keidel, Q Rramani, B Weber, C Murawski… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Intertemporal choice involves deciding between smaller, sooner and larger, later rewards.
People tend to prefer smaller rewards that are available earlier to larger rewards available …

Integrating behavioral economics and behavioral genetics: delayed reward discounting as an endophenotype for addictive disorders

J MacKillop - Journal of the experimental analysis of behavior, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Delayed reward discounting is a behavioral economic index of impulsivity, referring to how
much an individual devalues a reward based on its delay in time. As a behavioral process …

Mechanisms of impulsive choice: II. Time-based interventions to improve self-control

AP Smith, AT Marshall, K Kirkpatrick - Behavioural processes, 2015 - Elsevier
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 …

Spontaneously hypertensive (SHR) rats choose more impulsively than Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) rats on a delay discounting task

CF Aparicio, PJ Hennigan, LJ Mulligan… - Behavioural brain …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Indications of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in the spontaneously
hypertensive rat (SHR) are not consistent across different tests of impulsivity, questioning the …

Impulsive delayed reward discounting as a genetically-influenced target for drug abuse prevention: a critical evaluation

JC Gray, J MacKillop - Frontiers in Psychology, 2015 - frontiersin.org
This review evaluates the viability of delayed reward discounting (DRD), an index of how
much an individual devalues a future reward based on its delay in time, for genetically …

Linking delay discounting and substance use disorders: genotypes and phenotypes

SH Mitchell - Perspectives on Behavior Science, 2019 - Springer
Research supports the idea that “delay discounting,” also known as temporal discounting,
intertemporal choice, or impulsive choice, is a transdisease process with a strong …

Impulsive choice behavior in four strains of rats: Evaluation of possible models of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

A Garcia, K Kirkpatrick - Behavioural Brain Research, 2013 - Elsevier
Several studies have examined impulsive choice behavior in spontaneously hypertensive
rats (SHRs) as a possible pre-clinical model for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder …

Fischer 344 and Lewis rat strains as a model of genetic vulnerability to drug addiction

C Cadoni - Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Today it is well acknowledged that both nature and nurture play important roles in the
genesis of psychopathologies, including drug addiction. Increasing evidence suggests that …

Delay discounting and drug abuse: empirical, conceptual, and methodological considerations

JS Stein, GJ Madden - The Wiley‐Blackwell handbook of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The drug abuser makes irrational choices. She or he sacrifices substantial, long‐term gains
(eg, physical and psychological health) for the sake of short‐term drug effects. Delay …