Less is more: Negative income shock increases immediate preference in cross commodity discounting and food demand

Less is more: Negative income shock increases immediate preference in cross commodity discounting and food demand

Negative income shock, or the rapid reduction in financial stability, has previously been shown to increase impulsive choice for money and demand for fast food. The interplay of these conditions for obesity is called reinforcer pathology. The present work examines the impact of negative income shock...

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Main Authors: Athamneh, L.N (Author), Bickel, W.K (Author), Epstein, L.H (Author), Mellis, A.M (Author), Stein, J.S (Author), Sze, Y.Y (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academic Press 2018
Subjects:
adult
Adult
Article
Choice Behavior
controlled study
cost of living
Cross-commodity
decision making
delay discounting
Delay discounting
Delay Discounting
Demand
fast food
Fast food
Fast Foods
female
Female
food craving
health behavior
health status
human
Humans
Impulsive Behavior
impulsiveness
income
Income
major clinical study
male
Male
mental stress
Negative income shock
obesity
Obesity
purchasing
reinforcement
shock
Stress, Psychological
task performance
Three-Factor-Eating-Questionnaire
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