PSYC 2P45 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Impulsivity

• School: Brock University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2P45
• Professor: Kerri Michalica

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Depends if reward is right in front of you: direct choice procedure pigeons had no self-control. Terminal link is right in front of you. They can see if they peck one ime they can get one morsel of food: concurrent-chain procedure pigeons had self-control. Pick the opion that will molar maximise- i will go to this choice so i can get the big morsel of food. Children and pigeons have greater self-control if it if not infront of them. Would you rather get handed to you today, or handed to you in a year. The value of a reinforcer is reduced by how long you have to wait to get it. The value of the is reduced because you have to wait a whole year for it. Smoking- the value of being healthy at 80 is reduced because it"s so far away.