Delayed gratification — the ability to sacrifice an immediate reward for a more valuable one in the future — can tell us a lot about intelligence. While once believed to be a uniquely human trait, ...

Editorial: The marshmallow test is one of the best demonstrations of humans struggling to opt for delayed reward over instant gratification. Children are asked to sit with a marshmallow in front of ...

A team of psychologists at the University of Manchester, in the U.K., working with a colleague from Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, in Morocco, has found that children tend to behave differently ...

This might be difficult to hear, but if you’re addicted to quick wins in business, you could sabotage your future. Instant gratification culture has created an illusion that success happens overnight, ...