Harbin Engineering University 1 article published in JoVE Neuroscience The Joint Effect of Social Comparison and Social Distance on Evaluation of Intertemporal Choice Outcomes in Event-related Potential Studies Shulin Tang1, Shijia Liu1, Jie Guo1, Jingting Yuan2, Xinyi Jin1, Jun Wu3 1School of Economics and Management, Harbin Engineering University, 2College of Economics and Management, Northeast Agricultural University, 3Economics and Management School, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology This protocol aims to investigate the neural activity related to social comparison and social distance during the processing of intertemporal decision outcomes. Indifference points will be measured using event-related potentials as part of the study.