Conceptualizing Time Preference: A Life-History Analysis

Life-history theory (LHT) has drawn upon the concept of “time preference” as a psychological mechanism for the development of fast and slow strategies. However, the conceptual and empirical nature of this mechanism is ill-defined. This study compared four traits commonly used as measures of “time pr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lee T. Copping, Anne Campbell, Steven Muncer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2014-10-01
Series:Evolutionary Psychology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/147470491401200411