Delay Discounting

**Definition:** The tendency to devalue an outcome as a function of its temporal delay or probability of achievement. It can be evaluated in a psychological paradigm that involves the choice between receiving a smaller immediate reward or a larger delayed reward, and may be used to provide a measure of impulsive behavior.

**Tree numbers:** - F02.463.785.373.346.700

**Synonyms:** - Temporal Discounting - Intertemporal Preferences - Intertemporal Decision Making - Intertemporal Decision-Making