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Giving disproportionately greater weight to an immediate outcome than to a later one.

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present-biased

The example describes a present-biased choice between a small reward now and a larger reward later.
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Choosing between supplies available now and a larger set later made the theater's planning intertemporal. Months ahead, the team preferred six bulbs a month after pickup day to four on pickup day; when that day arrived, it suddenly chose four immediately despite unchanged needs. The treasurer called that reversal present-biased because the immediate option gained disproportionate weight.
From A Budget Across Two Seasons.
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