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Delayed gratification

Delayed gratification, or deferred gratification, is the ability to resist the temptation of an immediate reward in favor of a more valuable and long-lasting reward later. It involves forgoing a smaller, immediate pleasure to achieve a larger or more enduring benefit in the future. A growing body of literature has linked the ability to delay…

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Delayed gratification

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related to Genetics and evolution · 15
Delayed gratification → Also, Evolutionary, First, For, Further, However, It, One, Second, Seeking, Since, The, There, These, While
related to Neurocognitive factors · 12
Delayed gratification → Children, Delaying, During, For, However, Older, Optimal, Practicing, Research, The, This, To
related to Stanford marshmallow experiment · 11
Delayed gratification → As, Body Mass Index, Each, In, Mischel, SAT, Some, Stanford University, The, They, Walter Mischel
related to Across the lifespan · 10
Delayed gratification → At, Between, By, Children, Declines, Developmental, Five-year-olds, Once, Preschoolers, With
related to Ecological factors · 8
Delayed gratification → Although, By, Capturing, Conversely, In, One, The, They
related to Behavioral factors · 4
Delayed gratification → Behavior, Behaviorists, For, Without
related to Animal studies · 2
Delayed gratification → Delayed, Research
see also · 1
Delayed gratification → Time

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patienceinstance ofand social competence.A person's ability to delay gratification relates to other similar skills0.80text
impulse controlinstance ofand social competence.A person's ability to delay gratification relates to other similar skills0.80text
self-controlinstance ofand social competence.A person's ability to delay gratification relates to other similar skills0.80text
willpowerinstance ofand social competence.A person's ability to delay gratification relates to other similar skills0.80text
all of which are involved in self-regulationinstance ofand social competence.A person's ability to delay gratification relates to other similar skills0.80text
procrastinationinstance ofThe inability to choose to wait rather than seek immediate reinforcement is related to avoidance-related behaviors0.80text
and to other clinical diagnoses such as anxietyinstance ofThe inability to choose to wait rather than seek immediate reinforcement is related to avoidance-related behaviors0.80text
attention deficit hyperactivity disorderinstance ofThe inability to choose to wait rather than seek immediate reinforcement is related to avoidance-related behaviors0.80text
depression.Sigmund Freudinstance ofThe inability to choose to wait rather than seek immediate reinforcement is related to avoidance-related behaviors0.80text
the founder of psychoanalytic theoryinstance ofThe inability to choose to wait rather than seek immediate reinforcement is related to avoidance-related behaviors0.80text
discussed the ego's role in balancing the immediate pleasure-driven desires of the id with the morality-driven choices of the superegoinstance ofThe inability to choose to wait rather than seek immediate reinforcement is related to avoidance-related behaviors0.80text
self-injuryinstance ofFor maladaptive coping behaviors0.80text

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