Educational Psychology / Unit 5 EDP 0410 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Self-Regulation and Delay of Gratification
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The idea
Self-regulation is setting goals and using feedback to reach them, and willpower is often studied as delay of gratification, waiting for a larger reward later.
In practice
The marshmallow test offered children one treat now or two if they waited.
Where people slip
A larger replication found weaker links to later success, tied to family background, so the classic claim is contested.
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