A brief review of choice bundling: A strategy to reduce delay discounting and bolster self-control

Autor: Melinda L. Ashe, Stephen J. Wilson
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Addictive Behaviors Reports, Vol 11, Iss , Pp - (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2352-8532
DOI: 10.1016/j.abrep.2020.100262
Popis: Choice bundling is a behavioral economic strategy designed to reduce excessive delay discounting and bolster self-control. Choice bundling entails aggregating a series of individual, identical intertemporal decisions (e.g., should I smoke today?) into a single choice (e.g., should I smoke this month?). In this brief review, we succinctly summarize delay discounting and how it has been linked to lapses in self-control, using substance use as an exemplar. Next, we describe how choice bundling may theoretically work to counter excess discounting rates. Finally, we review the extant empirical research on choice bundling and offer recommendations for future research.
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