Many behaviors posing significant risks to public health are characterized by repeated
decisions to forego better long-term outcomes in the face of immediate temptations. Steeply …

The field of behavioral economics has made important inroads into the understanding of
substance use disorders through the concept of reinforcer pathology. Reinforcer pathology …

Rationale Impulsivity has been strongly linked to addictive behaviors, but can be
operationalized in a number of ways that vary considerably in overlap, suggesting …

Impulsivity and compulsivity represent useful conceptualizations that involve dissociable
cognitive functions, which are mediated by neuroanatomically and neurochemically distinct …

Impulsivity critically relates to many psychiatric disorders. Given the multifaceted construct
that impulsivity represents, defining core aspects of impulsivity is vital for the assessment …

Humans and animals prefer immediate over delayed rewards (delay discounting). This
preference for smaller-but-sooner over larger-but-later rewards shows substantial …

Addictions are often characterized as forms of impulsive behavior. That said, it is often noted
that impulsivity is a multidimensional construct, spanning several psychological domains …

High levels of impulsive behaviours are a clinically significant symptom in a range of
psychiatric disorders, such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, bipolar disorder …

The reclassification of gambling disorder within the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of
Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM‐5) addictions category marks an important step for …

Behavioral tendencies that might be captured through self-report measures may provide
insight into personality features that are associated with substance addictions. Recently …