better academically, handled frustration better, and managed their stress more effectively as adolescents. They also had healthier relationships and better health 30 years later.
reliability of the adults
suggesting that children can delay gratification longer when they are working together toward a common goal.
207 five- to six-year-old children from two very different cultures—Western, industrialized Germany and a small-scale farming community in Kenya (the Kikuyu)
Why do you think the other child was put in a different room? Do you think that the results would have been the same if the children were in the same room?
and, in the cooperative version, their partner also didn’t receive an extra cookie—even if the partner had resisted themselves.
even though they had a lower chance of receiving an extra cookie.
knowing others rely on them boosts their motivation
fun and engaging
opportunity to help someone else motivated kids to hold out
feeling responsible
mattered most.
Cooperation is not just about material benefits; it has social value,