Delay Discounting

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.

Year introduced: 2015

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Tree Number(s): F02.463.785.373.346.700

MeSH Unique ID: D065786

Entry Terms:

• Discounting, Delay
• Temporal Discounting
• Discounting, Temporal
• Intertemporal Preferences
• Intertemporal Preference
• Preference, Intertemporal
• Preferences, Intertemporal
• Intertemporal Decision Making
• Decision Making, Intertemporal
• Intertemporal Decision-Making
• Decision-Making, Intertemporal
• Delayed Gratification
• Gratification, Delayed
• Deferred Gratification
• Gratification, Deferred

See Also:

• Impulsive Behavior
• Reward

All MeSH Categories
Psychiatry and Psychology Category
Psychological Phenomena
Mental Processes
Thinking
Decision Making
Choice Behavior
Delay Discounting