Delayed gratification: the ability to resist the temptation
for and immediate reward and wait for a later reward.
This week I class we talked about the marshmallow test, and
how it tested young children’s’ ability to delay gratification. Watching the
kids try so hard to resist the temptation was quite hilarious. Some in a matter
of seconds ate it with no hesitation. At such a young age I don’t think we have
developed a solid understanding that a better reward will come if we wait. I
think it’s interesting how researchers took that study and made a connection
between the level of delayed gratification and how success they ended up being.
I don’t really agree that it determines success. Those kids could experience different
things later on in life that could make them more or less successful but its
cant be based on that one test.
Not too long ago my younger sister who is 16 years old
wanted the new IPhone 5. She knew that a newer type of IPhone was coming out
soon but she was stuck between waiting for longer for the new more updated one
or getting the regular IPhone 5. I talked to her and told her to wait because
the newer one coming out has a cooler update and everyone’s going to want that
one. She really had to think about how bad she wanted the phone. Eventually she
just waited a few more weeks until the new IPhone 5c came out. A perfect
example of delayed gratification.
New Vocabulary Words:
Obfuscation: Hiding of intended meaning in communication,
making communication confusing or harder to understand.
Ignominious: deserving or causing public disgrace or shame
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