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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Behavioral Economics

Background:

  • Impulsivity and time perception are crucial cognitive functions influencing decision-making.
  • Previous research suggests potential links between these domains, but their precise relationship requires further elucidation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the interrelations between various measures of impulsivity and temporal perception.
  • To examine how different facets of impulsivity, including discounting and self-report, relate to temporal perception and time perspective.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized delay and probability discounting tasks to assess impulsivity.
  • Employed the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS-11) for self-reported impulsivity.
  • Assessed temporal perception via a temporal bisection task and time perspective using the Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory (ZTPI).
  • Collected data from 143 college students in a controlled computer laboratory setting.

Main Results:

  • Positive correlations were found between delay discounting and temporal bisection measures (mean and range).
  • Delay and probability discounting were positively correlated, confirming prior findings.
  • Self-reported motor impulsivity (BIS-11) correlated positively with present hedonism and negatively with future orientation (ZTPI).
  • Self-reported non-planning (BIS-11) correlated positively with fatalism (ZTPI).

Conclusions:

  • Individuals overestimating time passage devalue delayed rewards, indicating a significant link between temporal perception and reward valuation.
  • Findings support existing literature on the relationship between delay and probability discounting.
  • Highlighted consistencies between self-report measures of impulsivity and time perspective, suggesting shared underlying psychological constructs.