Delayed gratification
Delayed Gratification
Delayed gratification, or deferred gratification, refers to the ability to resist the temptation for an immediate reward and wait for a later reward. Generally, delayed gratification is associated with resisting a smaller but more immediate reward in order to receive a larger or more enduring reward later.
Pronunciation
de·layed grat·i·fi·ca·tion
Etymology
The term "delayed gratification" is derived from the English words "delay" and "gratification". "Delay" comes from the Old French delaier, meaning "put off to a later time", while "gratification" originates from the Latin gratificari, meaning "to please".
Related Terms
- Self Control: The ability to control one's emotions, behavior, and desires in order to obtain some reward, or avoid some punishment.
- Impulse Control: The ability to resist an urge, drive, or temptation that may harm oneself or others.
- Reward System: A group of neural structures responsible for incentive salience (i.e., motivation and "wanting", desire, or craving for a reward), associative learning (primarily positive reinforcement and classical conditioning), and positively-valenced emotions, particularly ones involving pleasure as a core component.
- Marshmallow Test: A study on delayed gratification where a child is given the choice between one small reward provided immediately or two small rewards if they waited for a short period.
See Also
- Stanford marshmallow experiment
- Temporal discounting
- Instant gratification
- Self-regulation theory (psychology)
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Delayed gratification
- Wikipedia's article - Delayed gratification
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