Monetary Choice Questionnaire (delay discounting).

MCQ

What it measures

Delay discounting / intertemporal impulsivity - the hyperbolic discount rate k estimated from choices between smaller-sooner and larger-later monetary rewards

Length and format

27 binary choices (small, medium, and large reward magnitude sets of 9 each); MCQ-9 and 21-item adaptive versions exist. forced-choice (smaller-sooner versus larger-later) (behavioral/computerized task)

Language versions

Used in 30+ countries approx; translation is trivial (numeric choices) but amounts require local-currency adaptation, which limits strict cross-country comparability

Normative data

No normative data held in our reference library for this instrument. That is a statement about our library, not about the published literature.

Licence

public-domain / open

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Reference

Kirby KN, Petry NM, Bickel WK. Heroin addicts have higher discount rates for delayed rewards than non-drug-using controls. J Exp Psychol Gen. 1999;128(1):78-87.