delay of gratification

‘Willpower’ over the life span: Decomposing self-regulation

In the 1960s, Mischel and colleagues developed a simple ‘marshmallow test’ to measure preschoolers’ ability...

Rational snacking: Young children’s decision-making on the marshmallow task is moderated by beliefs about environmental reliability

Children are notoriously bad at delaying gratification to achieve later, greater rewards (e.g., Piaget, 1970)—and...