Comparing intertemporal decision‐making models: Predictions and applications in lifespan through subjective time perception.

Intertemporal decision‐making is essential in daily life, requiring individuals to evaluate the value of investments over time. This study aimed to assess how well intertemporal choice models explain and predict decision‐making behaviours, focusing on subjective time perception across the lifespan....

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Publicado en:British Journal of Psychology Vol. 116; no. 4; pp. 854 - 877
Autores principales: Dai, Lijuan, Wang, Ya, Chark, Robin, Liu, Lulu
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Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Nov2025
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          Dai, Lijuan
          Wang, Ya
          Chark, Robin
          Liu, Lulu
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          Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Macau, Macao, China
          Centre for Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Institute of Collaborative Innovation, University of Macau, Macao, China
          School of Psychology, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China
          Faculty of Business Administration, University of Macau, Macao, China
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        Cross-sectional method
        Decision making
        Psychological tests
        Longevity
        Research funding
        Data analysis
        Logistic regression analysis
        Kruskal-Wallis Test
        Questionnaires
        Delay discounting (Psychology)
        Mann Whitney U Test
        Conceptual structures
        Statistics
        One-way analysis of variance
        Comparative studies
        Data analysis software
        Time
        Cognitive aging
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          Cross-sectional method
          Decision making
          Psychological tests
          Longevity
          Research funding
          Data analysis
          Logistic regression analysis
          Kruskal-Wallis Test
          Questionnaires
          Delay discounting (Psychology)
          Mann Whitney U Test
          Conceptual structures
          Statistics
          One-way analysis of variance
          Comparative studies
          Data analysis software
          Time
          Cognitive aging
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        10‐fold cross‐validation
        age effect
        delay discounting
        intertemporal choice
        Stevens' power law
        Weber‐Fechner law
        10‐fold cross‐validation
        age effect
        delay discounting
        intertemporal choice
        Stevens' power law
        Weber‐Fechner law
      ab: Intertemporal decision‐making is essential in daily life, requiring individuals to evaluate the value of investments over time. This study aimed to assess how well intertemporal choice models explain and predict decision‐making behaviours, focusing on subjective time perception across the lifespan. Five models were compared: two basic models (hyperbolic and exponential discounting) and three based on psychophysical principles of time perception (Stevens' power law exponential, Weber–Fechner exponential and Stevens' power law hyperbolic discounting). Using three datasets, this study identified which model better describes delay discounting and measured each model's predictive accuracy through cross‐validation across the lifespan. Findings revealed that Stevens' power law exponential and hyperbolic discounting models provided better fit and predictive capability, suggesting that time perception in intertemporal decision‐making follows Stevens' power law. The two models were applied to participants aged 9–82 years, showing nonlinear variations in discounting rates and time perception parameters. In summary, Stevens' power law exponential and hyperbolic models, which account for nonlinear subjective perceptions of time, enhanced understanding of intertemporal choice behaviours, attributing age‐related differences in delay discounting to variations in time perception, thus supporting theories regarding age‐related changes in delay discounting across the lifespan.
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