"Delay Discounting" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The tendency to devalue an outcome as a function of its temporal delay or probability of achievement. It can be evaluated in a psychological paradigm that involves the choice between receiving a smaller immediate reward or a larger delayed reward, and may be used to provide a measure of impulsive behavior.
| Descriptor ID |
D065786
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F02.463.785.373.346.700
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| Concept/Terms |
Delay Discounting- Delay Discounting
- Discounting, Delay
- Intertemporal Decision-Making
- Decision-Making, Intertemporal
- Intertemporal Decision Making
- Decision Making, Intertemporal
- Temporal Discounting
- Discounting, Temporal
- Intertemporal Preferences
- Intertemporal Preference
- Preference, Intertemporal
- Preferences, Intertemporal
Delayed Gratification- Delayed Gratification
- Gratification, Delayed
- Deferred Gratification
- Gratification, Deferred
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| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Delay Discounting" by people in Profiles.
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Change in Decision-Making Analysis and Preferences in Old Age. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2023 10 09; 78(10):1659-1667.
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Delay discounting and household food purchasing decisions: The SHoPPER study. Health Psychol. 2019 Apr; 38(4):334-342.
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White matter correlates of temporal discounting in older adults. Brain Struct Funct. 2018 Nov; 223(8):3653-3663.
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Leveraging delay discounting for health: Can time delays influence food choice? Appetite. 2018 07 01; 126:16-25.
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Pharmacologically distinct pramipexole-mediated akinesia vs. risk-taking in a rat model of Parkinson's disease. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry. 2016 10 03; 70:77-84.
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Managing temptation in obesity treatment: A neurobehavioral model of intervention strategies. Appetite. 2016 Jan 01; 96:268-279.
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Delay discounting is greater among drug users seropositive for hepatitis C but not HIV. Neuropsychology. 2015 Nov; 29(6):926-32.
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Distress, delay of gratification and preference for palliative care in men with prostate cancer. Psychooncology. 2016 Jan; 25(1):91-6.
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Cognitive decline is associated with risk aversion and temporal discounting in older adults without dementia. PLoS One. 2015; 10(4):e0121900.
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Choice impulsivity: Definitions, measurement issues, and clinical implications. Personal Disord. 2015 Apr; 6(2):182-98.