Hyperbola-like discounting, impulsivity, and the analysis of will

Leonard Green; Joel Myerson

doi:10.1017/S0140525X05270115

Hyperbola-like discounting, impulsivity, and the analysis of will

Leonard Green
, Joel Myerson

Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences

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Abstract

Ainslie's insightful treatment of dynamically inconsistent choice stands in contrast to traditional views in psychology, economics, and philosophy. We comment on the form of the discounting function and on new findings regarding choice between delayed rewards. Finally, we argue that the positive correlation between temporal and probability discounting is inconsistent with the view that impulsivity represents a unitary trait.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	655-656
Number of pages	2
Journal	Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Volume	28
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X05270115
State	Published - Oct 2005

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