Delay of Gratification in Children.

Mischel, Walter; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ394236

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1989

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Delay of Gratification in Children.

Mischel, Walter; And Others

Science, v244 n4907 p933-37 May 26 1989

Analyzes the nature of future-oriented self-control and the psychological processes underlying it. Reports that the self-control in four-year-old children reveals differences in delay behavior. (YP)

Descriptors: Delay of Gratification, Elementary Education, Need Gratification, Prediction, Preschool Education, Rewards, Self Actualization, Self Control, Self Reward

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Researchers; Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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