Discounting and Digit Ratio: Low 2D:4D Predicts Patience for a Sample of Females

Inter-temporal trade-offs are ubiquitous in human decision making. We study the relationship between preferences over such trade-offs and the ratio of the second digit to that of the forth (2D:4D), a marker for pre-natal exposure to sex hormones. Specifically, we study whether 2D:4D affects discount...

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Main Authors: Diego Aycinena, Lucas Rentschler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnbeh.2017.00257/full