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Shaping Tolerance for Delayed Rewards
Sponsor: University of California, Davis
Summary
Deficits in self-control are of major public health relevance as they contribute to several negative outcomes for both individuals and society. For children, developing self-control is a critically important step toward success in academic settings and social relationships, yet there are few non-pharmacological approaches that have been successful in increasing self-control. We found in our earlier studies that self-control can be increased in preschool-aged children with high impulsivity by using games in which they practice gradually increasing wait-time for larger, more delayed rewards. We are performing this current study to test if this training to increase self-control can be increased using mobile app technology, with computerized game time being used as a reward.
Official title: Feasibility of Shaping Tolerance for Delayed Rewards in Impulsive 3-6 Year Olds
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
3 Years - 6 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
50
Start Date
2017-09-12
Completion Date
2026-05
Last Updated
2025-07-14
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Shaping Delay Tolerance
Participants will be introduced to an adaptive tablet-based application that asks the child to choose between two options: 1) a shorter duration of game play that begins immediately, or 2) a longer duration of game play that begins after a delay. Depending on the child's choices, the application alters the pre-reward delay with the intent of training the child to tolerate longer delays for larger rewards (i.e., more game play). Children may participate in up to 25 approximately 30-minute training sessions over 3-6 weeks.
Locations (1)
UC Davis MIND Institute
Sacramento, California, United States