Delayed gratification — the ability to sacrifice an immediate reward for a more valuable one in the future — can tell us a lot about intelligence. While once believed to be a uniquely human trait, ...

Cuttlefish — and cephalopods in general — are known to be the most intelligent of the invertebrates. They’ve got big old brains and their senses are pretty extraordinary. We know they’re smart, but a ...

Cognitive control is a term used to describe the processes that enable us to think, feel, and act in flexible, goal-directed ways. Psychologists have been fascinated by the concept of cognitive ...

A person’s ability to delay gratification—forgoing a smaller reward now for a larger reward in the future—may depend on how trustworthy the person perceives the reward-giver to be, according to a new ...

This might be difficult to hear, but if you’re addicted to quick wins in business, you could sabotage your future. Instant gratification culture has created an illusion that success happens overnight, ...