Intertemporal impulsivity can also arise from persistent failure of long-term plans
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Three Laboratory Procedures for Assessing Different Manifestations of Impulsivity in Rats
Published on: March 17, 2019
Nisheeth Srivastava1, Narayanan Srinivasan2
1Department of Computer Science and Engineering,Indian Institute of Technology,Kanpur,Kanpur 208016,India.nsrivast@cse.iitk.ac.inhttp://www.cse.iitk.ac.in/users/nsrivast/.
Abstract:
We suggest that steep intertemporal discounting in individuals of low socioeconomic status (SES) may arise as a rational metacognitive adaptation to experiencing planning and control failures in long-term plans. Low SES individuals' plans fail more frequently because they operate close to budgetary boundaries, in turn because they consistently operate with limited budgets of money, status, trust, or other forms of social utility.
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