ABSTRACT
The introduction of the delay of gratifi cation paradigm in children (see Mischel, 2014) has played a major role in our fascination with understanding why some people are more drawn to selecting an immediate smaller reward rather than a larger delayed reward. Such differences have been found to predict long-term outcomes (Casey et al., 2011). For example, it has been found that delay ability in preschoolers signifi cantly predict SAT scores and better coping strategies for dealing with frustration and stress in adolescence and adults alike (Ayduk et al., 2000; Mischel, Shoda, & Peake, 1988; Shoda, Mischel, & Peake, 1990). Since its genesis, there have been several methods and related constructs that have been studied. A somewhat parallel paradigm in the literature has been temporal discounting, which has been relatively less well studied in the developmental literature.
