Convergent and Divergent Cognitive Correlates of Delay Discounting

Scope and Method of Study. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between constructs of executive functioning and delay discounting. Participants were 45 undergraduates at Oklahoma State University. Each participant completed a measure of delay discounting as well as several neuropsychological measures, including measures of working memory, processing speed, set-shifting, verbal fluency, and vigilance. A correlation matrix was computed on the variables of interest (including demographic information and the data that was yielded from the delay discounting measure and cognitive measures).