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ERIC Number: EJ109789
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1974
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Imposed Inhibition and Delay of Gratification
Nisan, Mordecai
Child Development, 45, 4, 1089-1092, Dec 74
Presents a study in which 128 children, from preschool to third grade, chose between an immediate reward and a larger, delayed reward. Imposed delay of response led to more choices to the delayed reward in second graders, but did not affect the choices of younger or older children. (Author/SDH)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Delay of Gratification, Developmental Psychology, Elementary School Students, Preschool Children, Psychological Patterns, Rewards
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Identifiers: Piaget (Jean)