Suppose you were given a choice between having a smaller reward now and getting a larger reward 10 minutes later. For most adults, the choice is clear. Withstanding short-term temptation in pursuit 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 ...

But gratification is good—even though it gets a bad rap. People find the enjoyment that gratification offers suspicious, ...

Cognitive control is a term used to describe the processes that enable us to think, feel, and act in flexible, goal-directed ways. Psychologists have been fascinated by the concept of cognitive ...

Some studies have linked weight gain, obesity, and difficulties losing weight to impulse control, although the connection is ...

Open, age-appropriate conversations combined with hands-on experiences and strong parental modeling can equip children with ...