PSYC 315 Chapter Notes -Cognitive Development, The Emotions, Cortisol
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Introduction: a young girl is taken to a room in her preschool where an experimenter shows her some tasty treats such as m&ms, marshmallows, or pretzels. The experimenter tells the girl that he is going to leave the room for a while and that she has two choices: If she waits until he returns to the room, she can have two of the treats. If she wishes, she can ring a bell and the experimenter will return immediately but she will get only one treat. The amount of time children were able to delay requesting the treat proved to be a remarkably good predictor of their social and cognitive competence and their coping skills at an older age. The importance of emotional intelligence is reflected in the fact that, more than almost any other measure, it predicts how well people do in life, especially in their social lives.
