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A ratio scale for social distance.
Safin, Vasiliy; Rachlin, Howard.
  • Safin V; Stony Brook University, USA.
  • Rachlin H; Stony Brook University, USA.
J Exp Anal Behav ; 114(1): 72-86, 2020 07.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1451867
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Choosing a larger-later reward over a smaller-sooner reward may be thought of as altruism toward one's future self. A question that arises in this connection is What is the relation between delay and social discounting? To begin to answer this question, social and delay discount functions need to be comparable. Delay is ordinarily measured on a ratio scale (time), which allows for meaningful division and addition. Social distance is ordinarily measured on an ordinal scale (rank order of social closeness). To convert social distance to a ratio scale we use a psychophysical distance function obtained via magnitude estimation (Stevens, 1956). The distance functions obtained are well described by a power function (median exponent = 1.9); we show how they may be used to rescale ordinal to ratio social discount functions.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Social Isolation / Social Perception / Delay Discounting Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: J Exp Anal Behav Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Jeab.614

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Social Isolation / Social Perception / Delay Discounting Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: J Exp Anal Behav Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Jeab.614