Real and hypothetical rewards in self-control and social discounting

Laboratory studies of choice and decision making among real monetary rewards typically use smaller real rewards than those common in real life. When laboratory rewards are large, they are almost always hypothetical. In applying laboratory results meaningfully to real-life situations, it is important...

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Main Authors: Matthew L. Locey, Bryan A. Jones, Howard Rachlin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2011-08-01
Series:Judgment and Decision Making
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Online Access:http://journal.sjdm.org/11/11405/jdm11405.pdf