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Chunk #39 — Important methodological considerations for future studies

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Integrating behavioral economics and behavioral genetics: delayed reward discounting as an endophenotype for addictive disorders.
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may seem surprising at first glance, but when the diversity of commodities, delay durations, and size of commodity are considered, these variable relationships make more sense. As such, it will be critical for investigators to use consistent assessments across investigations and, ideally, to use multiple measures to determine whether different magnitudes of rewards are particularly sensitive to genetic influences or create latent variables that reflect discounting across reward magnitudes.