Age and educational track influence adolescent discounting of delayed rewards

Age and educational track influence adolescent discounting of delayed rewards

This study examined age-related changes in a specific aspect of adolescent decision-making, namely the preference for future versus immediate outcomes. A sample of 622 Dutch adolescents aged 12 -17 years completed a temporal discounting task. Participants were asked to choose between a delayed rewa...

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Main Authors: Nikki Christina Lee, Renate Helena Maria De Groot, Annemarie eBoschloo, Sanne eDekker, Lydia eKrabbendam, Jelle eJolles
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
adolescence
sex differences
temporal discounting
age related differences
educational track
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00993/full

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