The ability of children to delay gratification in an exchange task
| Autor: | Marie-Hélène Broihanne, Bernard Thierry, Sophie Steelandt, Valérie Dufour |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Département Ecologie, Physiologie et Ethologie (DEPE-IPHC), Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (IPHC), Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Laboratoire de Recherche en Gestion et Economie (LARGE), Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA), Centre for social learning and cognitive evolution, University of St Andrews [Scotland], Edinburgh Zoo, The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Linguistics and Language Time Factors Cognitive Neuroscience media_common.quotation_subject Decision Making Experimental and Cognitive Psychology Impulsivity 050105 experimental psychology Language and Linguistics Developmental psychology Task (project management) Misconduct Reward children Developmental and Educational Psychology medicine Cognitive development Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences media_common Gratification [SDV.BID.EVO]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Biodiversity/Populations and Evolution [q-bio.PE] 05 social sciences exchange Age Factors Cognition decision-making economics Anticipation delay of gratification Child Preschool Impulsive Behavior [SDE]Environmental Sciences Aptitude Female medicine.symptom Psychology Social psychology 050104 developmental & child psychology |
| Zdroj: | Cognition Cognition, Elsevier, 2012, 122, pp.416-425. ⟨10.1016/j.cognition.2011.11.009⟩ |
| ISSN: | 0010-0277 1873-7838 |
| Popis: | International audience; The ability to wait for a reward is a necessary capacity for economic transactions. This 26 study is an age-related investigation of children's ability to delay gratification in an 27 exchange task requiring them to wait for a significant reward. We gave 252 children aged 28 2-4 a small piece of cookie, then offered them an opportunity to wait for a predetermined 29 delay period before exchanging it for a larger one. In a first experiment, the children had to 30 exchange the initial food item for rewards two, four or eight times larger. Results showed 31 that children aged 3-4 years old sustained longer time lags for larger rewards than for 32 smaller rewards. This effect was not found in 2-year-old subjects. In a second experiment, 33 a reward 40 times larger than the initial piece was offered to determine the maximum 34 waiting time that children could sustain. All age groups increased their performances. 35 Older children were more successful at waiting, but some children as young as 2 years 36 old were able to tolerate delays of up to 16 min. Older children who chose to give up wait- 37 ing earlier than their known capacity demonstrated anticipation skills which had not been 38 seen in younger children, showing that they had anticipated an increase in the time lag, 39 and that they had considered both time and reward value when making their decision. 40 Despite the age effect, we did not establish any limits for delaying gratification in children. 41 This study may have educational implications for dealing with behavioral misconduct, 42 which is known to be related to impulsivity control in young children |
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