Yes. Specifically, I’m always struck by the idea that someone offering me $100 right now, before I let them out of my sight, is more likely to deliver. If it were between me leaving and them mailing (or wiring) $100 later that day (or so they say) vs. $150 next week, clearly I’ll take the $150.
But Yvain talks about the reward at time t vs the larger one at time t+1 becoming more tempting only as you get sufficiently close to t—so, if this has been measured in real people, some researchers must have avoided the obvious “we’ll get back to you” credibility problem (I didn’t follow cites looking for details, however).
Yes. Specifically, I’m always struck by the idea that someone offering me $100 right now, before I let them out of my sight, is more likely to deliver. If it were between me leaving and them mailing (or wiring) $100 later that day (or so they say) vs. $150 next week, clearly I’ll take the $150.
But Yvain talks about the reward at time t vs the larger one at time t+1 becoming more tempting only as you get sufficiently close to t—so, if this has been measured in real people, some researchers must have avoided the obvious “we’ll get back to you” credibility problem (I didn’t follow cites looking for details, however).