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Positive affect can make people more impatient by altering their perception of time. This study found that experiencing positive emotions makes future events seem longer, influencing decision-making without changing the core discounting rate.

Area of Science:

  • Decision Science
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Neuroeconomics

Background:

  • Affect plays a crucial role in decisions, particularly those involving temptation and intertemporal choices.
  • Research on incidental affect suggests positive moods increase impatience, while integral affect's role in risky choices may promote patience.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between integral affect and impatient behavior using a delay discounting task.
  • To examine how integral affect influences time perception and time attribute weighting.

Main Methods:

  • A within-subjects design comparing choices between affect-rich and affect-poor outcomes.
  • Utilized a delay discounting task to measure intertemporal preferences.
  • Included a future time judgment task to assess time perception.

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Main Results:

  • Positive affect consistently led to altered time perception, with future durations judged as longer.
  • Evidence suggests affect impacts time attribute weighting.
  • Changes in future time judgment appear to influence impatient choices, independent of discounting rates.

Conclusions:

  • Integral affect influences intertemporal decisions primarily through its effect on time perception.
  • Positive affect can lead to increased impatience by distorting future time judgments.
  • Future research should explore the mechanisms by which affect modulates time perception in decision-making.