The need of young adults to text now: Using delay discounting to assess informational choice |
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Authors: | Paul Atchley Amelia C Warden |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Psychology, Williams College, United States;2. Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, United States;3. Department of Mathematics, University of Michigan, United States;1. University of Oklahoma, United States;2. Texas A&M University ? Commerce, United States;3. The University of Alabama in Huntsville, United States;4. Canisius College, United States |
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Abstract: | This study examined the value of responding immediately to a text or call and the ability to wait. The willingness to delay texting or calling for a larger monetary reward was compared with delay tolerance for monetary rewards alone. The results of two experiments showed no differences in the qualitative shape of the delay discounting functions, indicating a similar decision-making process for informational (texting or calling) and monetary decisions. Data in the second experiment showed that the degree of delay tolerance varied as a function of the social distance of the texting partner, indicating a strategic decision-making process in informational decisions. However, the time course of loss of value for informational versus monetary rewards revealed substantial quantitative differences. While money loses value on the time span of weeks, information loses value within minutes, which may explain why behaviors like texting often occur in inappropriate situations and may seem like addictions. |
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