After receiving information about either success or failure on performing a task, 61 subjects in Grades 4 and 5 made choices between immediate, smaller rewards and delayed, larger rewards which were contingent upon successful performance on a task. A positive relationship between intelligence and preference to delay for groups given both success and failure was noted.
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
References
1.
BanduraA.MischelW.Modification of self-imposed delay of reward through exposure to live and symbolic model. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 1965, 2, 698–705.
2.
CrandallV. C.Reinforcing effects of adult reactions and nonreaction on children's achievement expectations. Child Development, 1963, 34, 335–354.
3.
MischelW.Preference of delayed reinforcement and social responsibility. Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology, 1961, 62, 1–7.
4.
MischelW.MetznerR.Preference for delayed rewards as a function of age, intelligence, and length of delay interval. Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology, 1962, 64, 425–431.
5.
MischelW.StaubE.Effects of expectancy on waiting and working for larger rewards. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 1965, 2, 625–633.
