Temporal and probability discounting by cigarette smokers following acute smoking abstinence.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Given the lack of consensus regarding changes in temporal and probability discounting as a function of smoking abstinence in cigarette smokers, the present study comprehensively examined possible changes in these processes following a period of acute smoking abstinence consistent with elevated withdrawal symptoms and craving.

Methods

Computerized temporal and probability discounting assessments were collected from cigarette smokers following normal smoking and 24-hr smoking abstinence, with the order of normal smoking and abstinence sessions counterbalanced across participants. Other conditions included commodity (money and cigarettes), sign (gains and losses), and magnitude ($50 and $1,000).

Results

Twenty four-hour smoking abstinence resulted in a reduc

SUBMITTER: Yi R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3337536 | biostudies-literature | 2012 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature