![]() Smilow Center for Translational Research Building 421, Suite 8-123 3400 Civic Center Blvd. I presented these data to the Kable Lab and had some interesting discussions about possible explanations and future experiments. Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine Abramson Cancer Center. Therefore, the first future step for the research is to replicate our finding in a larger sample. The main limitation of the study was that we excluded more participants than we expected and ended up with only 32 participants in our final sample. The result showed that temporal discounting was increased on familiar scene trials, which was the opposite of our hypothesis. inducing retrieval mode with familiar images did not reduce temporal discounting. Before collecting data, I helped prepare a pre-registration of the study on the Open Science Framework website. To test this hypothesis, I prepared stimuli and programmed a task in Qualtrics that was then administered to an online sample of 100 participants through Amazon’s mechanical Turk. We induced retrieval mode by showing people familiar images prior to intertemporal choices such as “Do you prefer $10 now or $30 in 1 week?” Our hypothesis was that participants would have lower temporal discounting rates for choices that were preceded by a familiar scene image compared to choices that were preceded by a novel scene image. Motivated by research showing that retrieving memories prior to making intertemporal choices can reduce temporal discounting, we asked if putting people in a “retrieval mode” would be sufficient to reduce their temporal discounting. Therefore, developing manipulations to reduce temporal discounting can have real-world significance. The tendency toward temporal discounting varies between individuals and has been linked with real-world impulsive behaviors, such as addiction. For example, when confronted with a choice between $10 now and $20 in the future, the subjective value of $20 will be less than the actual dollar amount depending on the delay. ![]() Temporal discounting refers to the reduction in the subjective value of delayed rewards when people make intertemporal choices (i.e., choices between smaller sooner and larger later rewards). Karolina Lempert, I worked on a project to investigate the effectiveness of a behavioral memory-based manipulation on temporal discounting. ISP was truly an enriching academic, intellectual, and interpersonal experience that has formed a critical portion of my Penn experience.Under the mentorship of Dr. Detlefsen!) My closest friendships at Penn were also nurtured in the residential community setting of ISP, for which I am incredibly grateful. ![]() Kable’s lab and decided to pursue Philosophy as my major (this semester, I’ve been fortunate to take a grad seminar with Dr. This first semester experience inspired me in a multitude of ways: since the following February, I have been a Research Assistant in Dr. I began my first year studying decisions and learning, exploring the Philosophy of Education with Professor Karen Detlefsen, learning the Cognitive Neuroscience of decision-making with Professor Joe Kable, and integrating the two in a meaningful seminar setting with Professor Julio Tuma. ![]() My fascination with the intersectionality of many fields is what initially drew me to the ISP program and what has culminated in my academic and extracurricular path at Penn. ![]()
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