The current study tests experimentally the effect of cognitive load on impulsive behavior with
uncertainty choices as the time preference. Participants were 189 students, randomly …

Tolerance of uncertainty (TU) is defined as individual differences in the tendency to react
emotionally, cognitively, or behaviorally to uncertain situations. Many studies had shown that …

Impulsivity has been defined as choosing the smaller more immediate reward over a larger
more delayed reward. The purpose of this research was to gain a deeper understanding of …

In this article the experiment carried out by Takahashi et al. is replicated to analyze the
influence of culture, gender, origin (urban or rural), and socioeconomic level on the …

Previous research by JM Hinson, TL Jameson, and P. Whitney (2003) demonstrated that a
secondary task in a delayed discounting paradigm increased subjects' preference for the …

The purpose of this thesis is to examine the role of cognitive control mechanisms in
intertemporal choice (ITC). Six experiments were conducted that were designed to …

Time is an important dimension when individuals make decisions. Specifically, the time until
a beneficial outcome can be received is viewed as a cost and is weighed against the …

Subjects rated the attractiveness of and judged maximum buying prices for gambles which
had some probability of winning a dollar amount, otherwise winning nothing. Change-of …

In the current study, we examine how cognitive load affects economic decisionmaking. We
asked participants to bid for lottery tickets with and without an alternative income. We …

Thirty six subjects chose individually between pairs of gambles under three time pressure
conditions: High (8 seconds), Medium (16 seconds) and Low (32 seconds). The gambles in …