| Summary: | According to the positive time-discounting assumption of
intertemporal decision-making, people prefer to undergo negative events in the
future rather than in the present. However, negative discounting has been
identified in the intertemporal choice and loss domains, which refers to
people’s preference to experience negative events earlier rather than later.
Studies have validated and supported the "anticipated dread" as an explanation
for negative discounting. This study again explored the effect of anticipated
dread on intertemporal choice using content analysis; that is, having
participants identify anticipated dread among reasons for negative discounting.
This study also validated the effect of anticipated dread on negative
discounting by manipulating anticipated dread. This study adds empirical and
direct evidence for the role of anticipated dread in negative
discounting.
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