Thinking about Death Reduces Delay Discounting

Nicholas J. Kelley, Brandon J. Schmeichel

Has this study been replicated?

The atlas records 1 replication of this study. Recorded outcomes: 1 failed.

The effect of COVID-19-induced mortality salience on delay discounting: a replication, Sonmez (2021). Outcome recorded: failed. Contrary to the findings of the original study, results of the current study revealed that thinking about death increases delay discounting, such that participants who were primed with death thoughts traded "›200 now" for "›342.35 three months later," whereas those in the control condition traded "› View paper