Is irregular time estimation a common factor in smoking behavior and delay discounting?

CONCLUSIONS: This study provides evidence for the hypothesis that an acceleration of the internal clock might lead to time over-estimation which could lead towards delayed consequence sensitivity and addiction. The study also found further evidence for the hypothesis that distortions in time estimation (i.e., autocorrelation) may be related to delay discounting and smoking. Smoking and delay discounting were associated with faster estimations of time and differences in autocorrelation.PMID:34634639 | DOI:10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.107123

Source: Addictive Behaviors - October 11, 2021 Category: Addiction Authors: C Henrico Stam Frederik M van der Veen Ingmar H A Franken Source Type: research