Journal article
Impulsive Decision Making and Working Memory
Journal of experimental psychology. Learning, memory, and cognition, Vol.29(2), pp.298-306
03/2003
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/112529
PMID: 12696817
Abstract
Decision making that favors short-term over long-term consequences of action, defined as impulsive or temporally myopic, may be related to individual differences in the executive functions of working memory (WM). In the first 2 experiments, participants made delay discounting (DD) judgments under different WM load conditions. In a 3rd experiment, participants high or low on standardized measures of impulsiveness and dysexecutive function were asked to make DD judgments. A final experiment examined WM load effects on DD when monetary rewards were real rather than hypothetical. The results showed that higher WM load led to greater discounting of delayed monetary rewards. Further, a strong direct relation was found between measures of impulsiveness, dysexecutive function, and discounting of delayed rewards. Thus, limits on WM function, either intrinsic or extrinsic, are predictive of a more impulsive decision-making style.
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- Title
- Impulsive Decision Making and Working Memory
- Creators
- John M Hinson - Department of Psychology, Washington State UniversityTina L Jameson - Department of Psychology, Washington State UniversityPaul Whitney - Department of Psychology, Washington State University
- Publication Details
- Journal of experimental psychology. Learning, memory, and cognition, Vol.29(2), pp.298-306
- Academic Unit
- Office of International Programs; Psychology, Department of
- Publisher
- American Psychological Association
- Identifiers
- 99900547595601842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article