REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE ON DELAY OF GRATIFICATION BEHAVIOR AS IT RELATES TO PRE-ACADEMIC SOCIAL SKILLS AND TO ACADEMIC SUCCESS By

This review of the literature on self-control and delay of gratification behavior spans educational research, cognitive theory, and behavioral experiments as a deeper exploration of the delay of gratification paradigm in the larger context of society's goal of improving the social and academic performance of its members. The body of literature ultimately suggests five things: first, that children's academic success is in some ways predicated on pre-academic skills such a