Positive Temporal Dependence of the Biological Clock Implies Hyperbolic Discounting
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Positive Temporal Dependence of the Biological Clock Implies Hyperbolic Discounting
Temporal preferences of animals and humans often exhibit inconsistencies, whereby an earlier, smaller reward may be preferred when it occurs immediately but not when it is delayed. Such choices reflect hyperbolic discounting of future rewards, rather than the exponential discounting required for temporal consistency. Simultaneously, however, evidence has emerged that suggests that animals and h...
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عنوان ژورنال: Frontiers in Neuroscience
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1662-4548
DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2011.00002