The Influence of Episodic Future Thinking and Graphic Warning Labels on Delay Discounting and Cigarette Demand.

ABSTRACT: Delay discounting and operant demand are two behavioral economic constructs that tend to covary, by degree, with cigarette smoking status. Given historically robust associations between adverse health outcomes of smoking, a strong preference for immediate reinforcement (measured with delay discounting), and excessive motivation to smoke cigarettes (measured with operant demand), researchers have made numerous attempts to attenuate the extent to which behaviors corresponding to these constructs acutely appear in smokers. One approach is episodic future thinking, which can reportedly increase the impact of future events on present decision making as well as reduce the reinforcing value of cigarettes. Graphic cigarette pack warning labels may also reduce smoking by increased future orientatio

SUBMITTER: Naude GP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8656814 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature