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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2014-10-01
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Series: | Evolutionary Psychology |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/147470491401200411 |