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Error in the article?

    To determine a task’s utility and therefore how likely a
    person is to do it right away, Steel puts together four
    basic factors, expectancy (E), value (V), the delay until
    reward or punishment (D), and personal sensitivity to
    delay (P), in the following equation:

    U =  (E x V) / (R x D)
-> Those codes don't correspond to the equation. Any hints from someone who knows the source?


I assumed it was typo.

U = (E x V) / (P x D)




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