PSY 220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: La Crosse, Wisconsin, Instant Gratification
30 Jan 2020
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Exam #3 lecture notes (chapters 14,15,16, and article on work stress and families) The marshmallow experiment: instant gratification (walter michel) Get one marshmallow, if you wait and don"t eat, you get two marshmallows. They tried not to look at marshmallow to avoid temptation. Orientation toward present (ate right away) or future (waited for second marshmallow) Respecting choice program: the sick are asked in which situations they"ll want to be hospitalized for; their decisions were taken into account in terms of treatment; can decide if they just want to be kept comfortable. Songs played at the start of class about death. Paul walker-fast and furious song see you again . Death cab for cutie: follow you into the dark. Avoid euphemisms to explain death (asleep or gone away) Take advantage of opportunities (such as death of a pet) to teach children about death and express their emotions.
