One common measure of self-control utilized in the present study is the delay discounting task, for which the predominant view is that this task is a measure of self-control. Delay discounting is a procedure for testing how people “discount” the value of a larger delayed reward for a smaller but more immediate reward. For this procedure, indifference points (described below) are the dependent variable. This procedure is distinct from a delayed gratification procedure, coined the “marshmallow test” in that a delayed gratification procedure tests the ability of a person to resist a continuously available smaller immediate reward for a delayed larger reward, most often measured in units of time. The consensus view tends to be that both procedures are a measure of self-control/impulsivity, although each procedure is likely to be best explained by distinct underlying processes or mechanisms