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The effects of real versus hypothetical reward on delay and probability discounting

Neal S. Hinvest University of Bath, Bath, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ian M. Anderson Neuroscience and Psychiatry Unit, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
Pages 1072-1084 | Received 20 May 2009, Published online: 29 Oct 2009

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