Attraction and delay of gratification
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19280959 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sharon D Herzberger (Northwestern University), Carol S Dweck (0000-0001-7741-0073, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) |
| Year | 1978 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 215-227 |
| Publication date | 1978-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Personality (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3506 • E-ISSN: 1467-6494 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-6494.1978.tb00176.x |
| OpenAlex | W2125138892 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 16 |
The present study examined the degree to which differential attraction to the prizes could explain children's decisions in a delay of gratification situation. After rating the attractiveness of prizes, each child responded to four delay choice situations. While significant effects were obtained on only one choice pair, the results generalized to the other choices: nondelayers consistently perceived less discrepancy in attraction between the immediate and delayed rewards than did delayers. In general, the smaller discrepancy among nondelayers was due to a greater attraction to the immediate prize. As predicted, these results held only for “inconsistent” children and not for children who consistently delayed or did not delay across all four choices. The implications of this finding for trait-situation explanations of delay are discussed. While it was predicted that differential attraction would explain previously reported SES differences in delay tendencies, middle and lower SES children responded similarly, both in level of attraction to the prizes and actual delay behavior
Attraction · Attractiveness · Delay of gratification · Developmental psychology · Differential (mechanical device) · Gratification · Interpersonal attraction · Trait · Child and Animal Learning Development · Cognitive Abilities and Testing · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,07 |
| Citation span | 1983 - 2003 (21) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |