Temporal immediacy is defined as?

• A. the speed with which consequences occur.
• B. the magnitude of the consequences.
• C. the likelihood of consequences.
• D. the duration of the consequences.

Answer: (A)

Temporal immediacy is the speed with which the consequences of an action unfold after that action is taken. It describes how soon the outcomes come into effect. This matters because immediate results are typically more salient and influential in our judgments and decisions, since we can more easily connect them to the action. It’s about timing, not how large the effects are, how likely they are to happen, or how long they last. For example, a decision that leads to a recall tomorrow has high immediacy, while effects that won’t appear for many years have low immediacy.