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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"behavioral economic theory"”.
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The Effects of Cumulative Consumption Feedback On Demand For Money As A Commodity
Behavioral economic theory describes a relation between response requirement and magnitude of reinforcement, and combines these variables into one independent variable (unit price) affecting operant behavior. This study investigated the relative effects of cumulative feedback on consumption for …
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Parsing Distinct Aspects of the Addiction Process Using Cocaine Self-Administration, Behavioral Economics, Neuropharmacology and Neurochemistry
… in animal models of addiction. Exactly how these behavioral changes relate to the addiction process, however, remains unclear. Two behavioral changes that are well documented to occur as the addiction process progresses are increased cocaine intake over time and increased time and energy devoted …
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A Daily Diary Examination of Microaggressions and Alcohol Use Among Emerging Adult Bisexual Women: The Role of Alcohol Demand
… use and alcohol-related negative consequences. Behavioral economic theory has been applied to examine alcohol demand, which in turn has been shown to be associated with drinking. Therefore, the current study incorporated an Alcohol Purchase Task (APT) to examine alcohol demand indices as a …
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Examining the Low Volatility Anomaly in Stock Prices
<p>Modern portfolio theory states that investments with greater beta, a common measure of risk, require greater returns from investors in order to compensate them for taking greater risk. Therefore, under the premise that market participants act rationally and therefore markets run efficiently, …