Lauren R. Few|Jens Acker|Cara M. Murphy|James MacKillop
Temporal Stability of a Cigarette Purchase Task
University of Georgia|University of Georgia|University of Georgia|University of Georgia|Providence College|Brown University
cigarette purchase tasks cpts relatively new behavioral economic assessments efficiently quantify motivation tobacco assessing much individual values cigarettes achieved assessing estimated cigarette consumption escalating levels price per cigarette generating several measures motivation resulting demand curve temporal stability indices generated cpt examined date focus current studyparticipants 11 moderately heavy smokers community completed cpts measures 2 occasions 1 week apart cpt indices relative value cigarettes intensity ie consumption minimal cost b omax ie maximum expenditure cigarettes c breakpoint ie first price suppressing consumption 0 elasticity ie proportionate price sensitivitydemand cigarettes initially insensitive price changes inelastic became increasingly sensitive elastic prices increased correlations demand indices administrations high magnitude statistically significant rs 7699 ps 001 significant withinsubjects differences presentthese findings provide initial support temporal stability motivation tobacco measured cpt future studies larger samples timeframes important verify findings