Discounting Future Reward in an Uncertain World

Humans discount delayed relative to more immediate reward. A plausible explanation is that impatience arises partly from uncertainty, or risk, implicit in delayed reward. Existing theories of discounting-as-risk focus on a probability that delayed reward will not materialize. By contrast, we examine...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Decision (Washington, D.C.) D.C.), 2024-04, Vol.11 (2), p.255-282
Hauptverfasser:	Story, G. W., Kurth-Nelson, Z., Moutoussis, M., Iigaya, K., Will, G.-J., Hauser, T. U., Blain, B., Vlaev, I., Dolan, R. J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Costs and Cost Analysis Delay Discounting Female Future Human Impulsiveness Male Rewards Risk Factors Uncertainty
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