The gamblers were far more likely to choose the immediate money even though it was a smaller amount. (Psychologists define impulsivity as a preference for the immediate smaller rewards on this task.)

结果是，赌徒们很明显更愿意选择眼前利益，即使那是较小数目的一笔钱。

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For such stock, no portion of the exclusion is treated as a tax preference item for purposes of the alternative minimum tax.

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To be classified as having a preference for a particular form of alcohol, a subject had to report that he drank more than half of his alcohol in this form.

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There was no indication that he was going to vote for us as a first-preference.

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