Ep. 13 - Reassessing Delayed Gratification With Dr. Tyler Watts

Today we are excited to be joined by Dr. Tyler Watts. ​​Dr. Watts is an Assistant Professor of Developmental Psychology in the Department of Human Development at Teachers College, Columbia University. He studies educational policies designed to promote the cognitive and socio-emotional development of children from underserved communities. He worked as a Research Assistant Professor and Postdoctoral Scholar at New York University, and received his Ph.D. in Education from the University of California, Irvine. Dr. Watts will discuss his study of revisiting the famous delayed gratification experiment known as the “Marshmallow Test” and will explain how his discoveries shed new light on what we know about delayed gratification as it relates to long-term behavior and personality. We will see how delayed gratification alone does not determine child wellbeing, but there are many other factors that must be accounted for in a holistic approach to predicting outcomes. To learn more about Dr. Watts and his research, please check out his website at: https://tylerwatts.org/

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