What Is Temporal Discounting

question 82

Multiple Choice

What is temporal discounting?

• A) The tendency for people to forget about the time that will be required to achieve things when setting goals
• B) The tendency for people to place greater weight on the present over the future in decision-making
• C) The tendency for plans to be overly optimistic because the planner does not make allowances for unexpected events
• D) The tendency for people to ignore past or historical events when making decisions

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Definitions:

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