"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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| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Delay Discounting" by people in Profiles.
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A comprehensive evaluation of the neurocognitive predictors of problematic alcohol use, eating, pornography, and internet use: A 6-month longitudinal study. J Behav Addict. 2024 Oct 04; 13(3):823-840.
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Delayed gratification in New Caledonian crows and young children: influence of reward type and visibility. Anim Cogn. 2020 Jan; 23(1):71-85.
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Genomic basis of delayed reward discounting. Behav Processes. 2019 May; 162:157-161.
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Genetic influences on delayed reward discounting: A genome-wide prioritized subset approach. Exp Clin Psychopharmacol. 2019 Feb; 27(1):29-37.
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Genome-wide association study of delay discounting in 23,217 adult research participants of European ancestry. Nat Neurosci. 2018 01; 21(1):16-18.
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The latent structure of impulsivity: impulsive choice, impulsive action, and impulsive personality traits. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2016 Sep; 233(18):3361-70.
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Interrelationships among parental family history of substance misuse, delay discounting, and personal substance use. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2016 Jan; 233(1):39-48.
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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.