Formal comparison of dual-parameter temporal discounting models in controls and pathological gamblers.

Temporal or delay discounting refers to the phenomenon that the value of a reward is discounted as a function of time to delivery. A range of models have been proposed that approximate the shape of the discount curve describing the relationship between subjective value and time. Recent evidence sugg...

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Main Authors: Jan Peters, Stephan Franz Miedl, Christian Büchel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3511467?pdf=render