Impulsivity: The behavioral and neurological science of discounting.

This Volume Is An Approachable, Comprehensive Overview Of The Behavioural Science And Neuroscience Of Our Impulsive Choices And Their Relation To Delay Discounting - The Tendency To Devalue Temporally Distant Rewards Or Punishments, Even Though They May Greatly Outbalance The Immediate Benefit Of Our Choices. The Cutting-edge Researchers Who Contributed To This Volume Have Documented Cross-species Similarities In Impulsive Decision Making And Pioneered The Neuroscience Of Impulsive Choice. In This Text They Provide Insights Into Harmless Impulsive Acts As Well As Those That Dominate And Destory Lives. Part I. Methods, Models And Findings -- A Delay-discounting Primer / Gregory J. Madden And Patrick S. Johnson -- Delay Discounting: State And Trait Variable / Amy L. Odum And Ana A.l. Baumann -- Experimental And Correlational Analyses Of Delay And Probability Discounting / Leonard Green And Joel Myerson -- Part Ii. Neuroscience Of Discounting And Risk Taking -- The Neural And Neurochemical Basis Of Delay Discounting / Catharine A. Winstanley -- Neural Models Of Delay Discounting / A. David Redish And Zeb Kurth-nelson -- Neuroeconomics Of Risk-sensitive Decision Making / Sarah R. Heilbronner, Benjamin Y. Hayden, And Michael L. Platt -- Part Iii. Discounting And Addictive Disorders -- Delay Discounting And Substance Abuse--dependence / Richard Yi, Suzanne H. Mitchell, And Warren K. Bickel -- Drug Effects On Delay Discounting / Harriet De Wit And Suzanne H. Mitchell -- Delay Discounting As A Predictor Of Drug Abuse / Marilyn E. Carroll, Justin J. Anker, Jami L. Mach ...et Al. -- Discounting And Pathological Gambling / Nancy M. Petry And Gregory J. Madden -- Part Iv. Discounting And The Human Condition -- Role Of Time And Delay In Health Decision Making / Jalie A. Tucker, Cathy A. Simpson, And Yulia A. Khodneva -- Attention-deficit/hyperactivity Disorder And Discounting: Multiple Minor Traits And States / Jonathan Williams -- Part V. Empirical And Theoretical Extensions -- The Adaptive Nature Of Impulsivity / Jeffrey R. Stevens And David W. Stephens -- Recursive Self-prediction As A Proximate Cause Of Impulsivity: The Value Of A Bottom-up Model / George Ainslie -- The Extended Self / Howard Rachlin And Bryan A. Jones. Edited By Gregory J. Madden And Warren K. Bickel. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. "Impulsivity: The Behavioral and Neurological Science of Discounting explores the basis for the seemingly universal tendency to devalue rewards or punishments that are not immediately available. When confronted with any number of behavioral choices--such as whether to use drugs, gamble, remain faithful to a partner, or overeat--individuals can opt for one of two outcomes: an immediate benefit, such as getting high, or a delayed or probabilistic benefit, such as health, money saved, or the satisfaction of a good life. This volume is an approachable, comprehensive overview of the behavioral science and neuroscience of these impulsive choices and their relation to delay discounting--the tendency to devalue temporally distant rewards or punishments, even though they may greatly outbalance the immediate benefit of our choices. The distinguished researchers who contributed to this volume have documented cross-species similarities in impulsive decision making and have pioneered the neuroscience of impulsive choice. They provide insights into relatively harmless impulsive acts as well as those that dominate and destroy lives. They ask whether impulsivity and risk taking are traits or states; explore the neuroscience, neuroeconomics, and computational modeling of neural systems underlying impulsivity; and examine the relation between impulsivity and addictions, health decision making, altruism, and attention-deficit disorder. Theoretical debates regarding the origins of impulsivity round out this text, which will be of interest to researchers and graduate students in psychology, behavioral economics, psychopharmacology, behavioral analysis and therapy, and the science of decision making"--Jacket. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) Impulsivity explores the basis for the seemingly universal tendency to devalue rewards or punishments that are not immediately available. When confronted with any number of modern impulsive behaviorssuch as drug use, pathological gambling, marital infidelity, and gluttonyindividuals have a choice with two an immediate benefit, such as getting high, or a delayed or probabilistic benefit, such as health, money saved, or the satisfaction of a good life. This volume is an approachable, comprehensive overview of the behavioral science and neuroscience of these impulsive choices and their relation to delay discounting the tendency to devalue temporally distant rewards or punishments, even though they may greatly outbalance the immediate benefit of our choices. The cutting-edge researchers who contributed to this volume have documented cross-species similarities in impulsive decision making and pioneered the neuroscience of impulsive choice. In this text they provide insights into harmless impulsive acts as well as those that dominate and destroy lives. The contributors tackle key issues such as whether impulsivity and risk taking are a trait or state; the neuroscience, neuroeconomics, and computational modeling of neural systems underlying impulsivity; and the relation between impulsivity and addictions, health decision making, altruism, and attention-deficit disorder. Theoretical debates regarding the origins of impulsivity round out this text, which will be of interest to researchers and graduate students in psychology, behavioral economics, psychopharmacology, behavioral analysis and therapy, and the science of decision making.