delayed gratification
Renouncing immediate reward or satisfaction in order to obtain a larger reward in the future, as when a person invests money instead of spending it immediately.
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A Dictionary of Marketing (4 ed.)
... gratification The psychological condition which enables the individual to wait patiently for future benefits instead of demanding something that they desire instantly and acting accordingly. The condition is contrary to instant gratification , and is important to marketers as it directly affects the buying behaviour of customers, separating those who delay purchases from those who buy on...
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A Dictionary of Psychology (4 ed.)
... gratification n. Renouncing immediate reward or satisfaction in order to obtain a larger reward in the future, as when a person invests money instead of spending it...
delayed gratification
Domesticity Reference library
An Oxford Companion to the Romantic Age
...regulation and socialization of sexual and procreative behaviour was Thomas *Malthus 's Essay on Population ( 1798 ), which recommended ‘moral restraint’ as the solution to supposed ‘overpopulation’. ‘Moral restraint’ was a regime of a delay in marriage which eschewed the vice or misery of ‘irregular gratifications’ such as masturbation, and stressed a concomitant outlawing of birth control, prostitution, and ‘cohabitation’—the term for unconventional forms of sexuality such as *homosexuality . Malthus's paradigm of the procreative couple, who waited...
1 Corinthians Reference library
John Barclay and John Barclay
The Oxford Bible Commentary
...then, his spiritual pay is to receive no financial pay for the fulfilment of his task ( v. 18 ). This might look like a form of self-interest, to get some reward out of what he does, if Paul did not go on to explain his motivation in vv. 19–23 . His goal is not self-gratification but the interests of the gospel, and in particular the desire to ‘win’ converts. Like a demagogue who enslaves himself to the populace to campaign for their rights, Paul has deliberately renounced rights and demeaned himself to advance the cause of the gospel ( v. 19 ). His...
instant gratification
deferred gratification
desublimation
instant gratification Quick reference
A Dictionary of Marketing (4 ed.)
...gratification The inability to wait in order to obtain what one wants and desires—and those consumers most susceptible to the ‘buy now, pay later’ proposition from selling organizations. See also delayed gratification...
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A Dictionary of Psychology (4 ed.)
...gratification n. A reward or reinforcement that is postponed or delayed, such as the profit that accrues from a long-term investment. See also marshmallow test , somatic marker hypothesis . [From Latin deferre to carry off, from de - from + ferre to...
marshmallow test n. Quick reference
A Dictionary of Psychology (4 ed.)
... ( 1930–2018 ) to examine some features and consequences of deferred gratification , first published in an article in the Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology in 1958 . Children aged between 7 and 9 years in the original experiment, or generally between 4 and 6 years in later research, are given a choice between a small, immediate reward (such as one marshmallow) and a larger, delayed reward (such as two marshmallows). Longitudinal studies have shown that delayed gratification in children, defined as waiting 15 minutes for the larger reward, is...
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A Dictionary of Sociology (4 ed.)
...which cultural values and attitudes (such as obedience to authority, punctuality, and delayed gratification) are transmitted, through the structure of teaching and the organization of schools. This is different from the manifest or formal curriculum that is subject-based or topic-based. Philip Jackson 's classic work on Life in the Classroom (1968) points to three aspects of the hidden curriculum: crowds, praise, and power. In classrooms, pupils are exposed to the delay and self-denial that goes with being one of a crowd; the constant evaluation and...
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A Dictionary of Critical Theory (2 ed.)
...toward the ordinary (Benjamin’s word for this is aura ). This antagonism is achieved via the process Freud called sublimation , which according to psychoanalysis is what happens when the libido is brought under the control of the reality principle : gratification of sexual desire is delayed and transformed into an aesthetic achievement or what Marcuse refers to as Eros. Under such conditions, Marcuse argues, the artistic realm is an ‘other’ dimension, radically distinct from and intrinsically antagonistic to everyday life , and society can...
APPLE PEEL: divination Quick reference
A Dictionary of Superstitions
...strip of peel. ‘How many times must I swing it, Mrs Saxton?’ ‘Three times— but it's not All Hallows' Eve.’ 1939 N & Q CLXXVI 333. The curling peel will fall into the shape of the initial letter of your lover's name. This was … demonstrated by a young lady who had the gratification of seeing the correct initial formed. Is this an old fancy or a quite modern one? 1953 Girl, 15 [Loughton, Essex] Throw the apple peel over your left shoulder—it will fall as the initial of your lover's...
Frustration and Relative Deprivation Reference library
Kimberly Rios and Cameron D. Mackey
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Social Psychology
...relative gratification and prejudice ( Dambrun et al., 2006 ). As relative gratification continues to be studied in the future, research should delineate the differences in how these constructs function. Questions still abound about whether and how relative gratification affects intergroup prejudice. What are the conditions necessary for relative gratification to occur ( Jetten et al., 2015 ; Moscatelli et al., 2014 )? What are the motivational underpinnings of relative gratification ( Anier et al., 2016 )? Can relative gratification influence...
criminals Reference library
The Oxford Companion to the Body
...adulthood; and there is some evidence to link these traits with abnormalities of certain neurotransmitter systems in the brain . It is not hard to see that a trait of persisting impulsivity might be causally linked to later property crime (giving instant rather than delayed gratification) and violence (impulsive aggression). Yet, despite such links, we also know that hyperactive children reared in supportive and pro-social environments often do not become delinquent. For these and other reasons, predictive studies based on individual factors observable...
Compulsive Behaviors Reference library
Encyclopedia of Social Work (20 ed.)
...Association, 2000 ). A failure to heed signs of risk or danger, and an inability to delay gratification are indications of impulse control problems (Hollander, Baker, Kahn, & Stein, 2006 ). “Impulsivity” relates to one's being predisposed to rapid, unplanned reactions to impulses stimuli without regard to negative consequences of these reactions. Three dimensions of impulsivity include cognitive (lack of planning), emotional (inability to delay gratification), and moral processing (lack of empathy and conscience). Specific impulse-control disorders...
Varieties of the Self From Self-Esteem to Self-Control Reference library
Michael Pettit
The Oxford Encyclopedia of the History of Modern Psychology
...analysis of delay of gratification: Dynamics of willpower. Psychological Review , 106 (1), 3–19. Mischel, W. (1958). Preference for delayed reinforcement: An experimental study of a cultural observation. Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology , 56 (1), 57–61. Mischel, W. (1961). Father-absence and delay of gratification. Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology , 63 (1), 116–124. Mischel, W. , Shoda, Y. , & Peake, P. K. (1988). The nature of adolescent competencies predicted by preschool delay of gratification. Journal of...
Neurobiology of Anabolic-Androgenic Steroid Abuse Reference library
Ruth I. Wood and Kathryn G. Wallin-Miller
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Neuroendocrine and Autonomic Systems
...between large and small rewards, where the large reward is discounted (made less desirable) by some cost. Perhaps the most well-known example of delay discounting is the Stanford marshmallow experiment, which asked young children to choose between one marshmallow provided immediately or two marshmallows given after waiting for 15 minutes ( Mischel, Ebbesen, & Zeiss, 1972 ). Preschoolers’ ability to delay gratification and wait for the large reward correlated with better outcomes later in life, including higher levels of education, better SAT scores, and lower...
Worldview Defense, Prejudice, and Derogating Others Reference library
Michelle Bal and Kees van den Bos
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Social Psychology
...toward the future and a focus on delayed gratification instead of immediate rewards ( Martin, 1999 ). This is apparent, for instance, in the increased amount of years that people spend in school getting an education. On the one hand, this enables them to fulfill differentiated roles in society, but on the other, it also increases times of uncertainty. During these times people may wonder, “Will I obtain my diploma?” and “Will I be able to get a job?” These types of questions are inherent to delayed gratification in contemporary society. In striving for...
