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The influence of episodic foresight on delay discounting and demand for alcohol

Bulley, Adam, Gullo, Matthew J.·2017·Addictive Behaviors

Abstract

Background There is a near-universal tendency to discount the value of delayed rewards relative to those available in the here and now. The rate at which future rewards become devalued over time, delay discounting, is an important individual difference variable related to impulsivity and is elevated in externalising disorders, including alcohol use disorders. Recent research suggests that vividly imagining personally relevant future events (episodic foresight) during an intertemporal choice task can attenuate the rate at which delayed rewards are discounted.Objectives The present study sought to extend these findings by examining the effect of episodic foresight on both delay discounting and alcohol-related decision-making.Methods Forty-eight college students were administered both modified intertemporal choice and hypothetical alcohol purchase tasks during which personally relevant episodic future event cues or control imagery cues were presented.Results Engaging in episodic foresight reduced both the rate at which delayed monetary rewards were discounted and initial alcohol demand intensity (but not other demand indices) relative to control imagery.Conclusions Findings suggest that the attenuating effect of episodic foresight on impulsivity may be limited to particular aspects of impulsive choice.

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Authors
Bulley, A., & Gullo, M. J.
Affiliations
The University of Queensland (AU)
Corresponding author
Bulley, Adam
Venue
Addictive Behaviors
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2017-03
Volume
66
Pages
1-6
ISSN
0306-4603 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2548955692
Cited by
95
References
72
Citations by year
2026: 5 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 16 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 13 · 2020: 22 · 2019: 18 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 3
FWCI
7.49
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Addictive Behaviors (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › General Decision Sciences › Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
Keywords
episodic foresight, delay discounting, alcohol demand, intertemporal choice, impulsivity, alcoholism, delayed rewards, university students
MeSH terms
Alcohol Drinking in College, Analysis of Variance, Choice Behavior, Cues, Female, Humans, Imagination, Impulsive Behavior, Male, Students, Thinking, Young Adult, Delay Discounting

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