Delay Discounting: A Primer and Applications for ABA Practitioners becomes clinically important the moment a team has to turn good intentions into reliable action inside home routines, treatment sessions, interdisciplinary consultation, and health-related skill support. In A Primer and Applications for ABA Practitioners, for this course, the practical stakes show up in safe, humane intervention that respects health variables and daily-life feasibility, not in abstract discussion alone.
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Join Free →When given a choice, most people would prefer to have rewards sooner rather than later, and more rather than less. Delay discounting occurs when the perceived value of a reward decreases as the time to its receipt increases. In general, people tend to make less than optimal choices when rewards are associated with delayed reinforcement. Higher rates of delay discounting have been associated with a variety of choices that are less than optimal, such as smoking, unhealthy eating habits, drug use, and gambling. This presentation will provide an overview of the literature, implications for treatment, and strategies to overcoming issues associated with delay discounting.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 2 | General |
| COA | 2 | — |
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280 research articles with practitioner takeaways
279 research articles with practitioner takeaways
256 research articles with practitioner takeaways
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