Delay aversion but preference for large and rare rewards in two choice tasks: implications for the measurement of self-control parameters

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Impulsivity is defined as intolerance/aversion to waiting for reward. In intolerance-to-delay (ID) protocols, animals must choose between small/soon (SS) versus large/late (LL) rewards. In the probabilistic discount (PD) protocols, a...

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Main Authors: Laviola Giovanni, Adriani Walter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-06-01
Series:BMC Neuroscience
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2202/7/52