Delay of Gratification in Children: The Effects of Training under Fixed, Decreasing and Increasing Delay of Reward.

Newman, Alexander; Kanfer, Frederick H.

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Publication Date: 1976

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Delay of Gratification in Children: The Effects of Training under Fixed, Decreasing and Increasing Delay of Reward

Newman, Alexander; Kanfer, Frederick H.

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 21, 1, 12-24, Feb 76

The effect of fixed, gradually decreasing, or increasing delay of reward in discrimination learning on later delay of gratification was investigated in 150 male first-grade children. Increasing delays were found to facilitate delay behavior. This may be due to acquisition of coping responses or to the extinction of frustration. (GO)

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Delay of Gratification, Discrimination Learning, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Goal Orientation, Grade 1, Males, Positive Reinforcement

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