Sentences with phrase «reward over the delayed»

For most delays, the lesioned rats were about twice as likely as their normal counterparts to choose the immediate reward over the delayed reward.

The human mind is predisposed to choose immediate reward over delayed gratification, and unfortunately, where money is concerned, that predisposition comes with a huge price tag.

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This shift in in dopamine release and associated tendency to choose smaller immediate rewards over larger delayed rewards is consistent with the phenomenon of delay discounting.

Triggering pathological gamblers to envision a future personal experience reduces their preference for an immediate reward over a larger, delayed award, according to a study published in eNeuro.

It's a term used primarily in the field of behavioral finance, and it's defined as «the tendency for people to increasingly choose a smaller / sooner reward over a larger / later reward, as the delay occurs sooner rather than later in time.»

Dogs over a year old have made connections between behavior and reward, even if that reward is slightly delayed.

She already got 50,000 Membership Rewards points for the original application and another 10,000 points when she signed up for their delayed payment plan (basically turning it into a credit card that can be paid off over time.)

One index of such behavior is termed delay discounting, which reflects an individual's relative preference for smaller, immediate rewards over larger rewards delayed in time (Green and Myerson, 2004).