Concept information
Preferred term
delay of gratification
Definition
- Definition Delay of gratification requires resisting the impulse to take an immediately available reward, in the hopes of obtaining a more valued reward in the future. For example, a person who wakes up feeling tired can make the impulsive choice of going back to sleep or can delay gratification by getting up, making coffee, going to work, and hence feeling productive and alert. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Psychology; Delay of Gratification]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/delay_of_gratification
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