4V Can you Resist the Temptation 

Delayed Gratification: the ability to wait in order to obtain something that one wants.

In inquiry this week we read articles and watched videos on "The Marshmallow test." This is tested on four years olds to see if they can delay their gratification. For this test you simply place one marshmallow in front of the kid and you say, "if you can sit here for fifteen minutes and not eat the marshmallow then I will give you a second marshmallow but if when I come back into the room and the marshmallow is gone then you don't get the marshmallow." Most of the children did not wait and just ate the marshmallow. I think at such a young age you don't really understand the concept of delayed gratification. Even if you put a candy in front of a kid that doesn't really like candy I think they would still just eat it. As you get older you learn to be more patient and start to understand the concept of delayed gratification. 


New Vocabulary: 

Scarcity: basic economic problem that arises because people have unlimited wants but resources are limited.

In my economics class we are learning that scarcity refers to unlimited resources. These resources are the inputs of production.

Identification: A state of agreement that exists with another when we share a similar way of viewing the world.

In my media class we are learning about how persuaders try to persuade audiences into believing their ideas and some audiences agree with the persuaders.