Gratification And How It Is Learned

Every choice we make as humans, whether conscious or not, is made with our own pleasure in mind. When we choose to buy a pack of chocolate, go to church, or even go to work, we do it with the goal of maximizing our own pleasure. The choices we make are those that we feel will give us the greatest pleasure. We spend our entire lives trying to maximize pleasure and minimize pain; this is the essence of man.

Hedonism and the desire-satisfaction theory of welfare are typically seen as archrivals in the contest over identifying what makes one’s life better. It is surprising, then, that the most plausible form of hedonism is desire satisfactionism. The hedonism theory focuses on pleasure/happiness while the desire-satisfaction theory elucidates the relevance of fulfilling our desires. Pleasure, in some points of view is the subjective satisfaction of desire. I will explain the similarities and the differences between the desire-satisfaction theory of value and hedonism. I will also discuss the most successful theory and defend my argument by explaining how the theory

For the following reasons, the citizens of these United States of America should take the Constitution to heart and ratify it to secure it as the true government of our country.

In the experiment group, children were asked to postpone their desire to eat marshmallow for ten minutes, but they were notified how much time left to hold their

In this essay, I will explain and discuss four main theories of happiness, and defend why the perceived desire fulfilment theory is my preferred theory of happiness, based on its usefulness for not only the individual, but also society as a whole, and the fact that it lacks any very glaring faults. Firstly, I will lay out and extrapolate upon the four popular theories of happiness that this essay will be discussing - hedonism, life satisfaction theory, objective list theory, and finally, my preferred choice; perceived desire satisfaction theory. After this, I will explain the faults in the first three theories that prevent me from preferring them, and how perceived desire satisfaction theory circumvents these faults. I will then discuss various objections concerning the perceived desire fulfilment theory, and why I believe that these objections are – compared to the objections about the other theories presented – not that important. Finally, I will summarise the various ways in which I believe perceived desire fulfilment theory is more useful and more easily applied than

Walter Mischel In the 1960s conducted a series of experiments on delayed gratification. In the experiments 4 and 5 year olds were put in a private room by themselves and given a choice, they could eat a piece of candy or they could wait 15 minutes and as a reward for waiting gain an additional piece of candy. Only a handful of the children could wait and resist the temptation of the candy.

In the novel Passing, Nella Larsen explores the intricacies of the social and ethical pressures mounted on the middle class bourgeoisie black community. The middle class black, as they aspired to embody the stereotypical image of middle class which boader on white values, represses their individuality and “blackness”. Some of the mixed race, African Americans who were pale enough to pass for white, take that opportunity to marry white men and escape the burden of racism and segregation and also escape the poverty line. This is the case of one of the novel’s protagonist Clare. However, some of these mixed race African Americans took pride in staying “true” to their race and kind, but ironically gives in to the pressure by “passing” when it is beneficial to them. Irene and Brian Redfield are the Gold standard of the middle class bourgeoisie family. Brian, a doctor and Irene the accessory, wife and perfect hostess, both struggle in their loveless marriage as they try to balance their need for self fulfillment with the pressures of appealing to their social class. As they acknowledge, confront and pursue their search for personal fulfillment, it becomes imperative that they repress their sexual and racial proclivities being that they are black. More so, their sense of personal fulfillment is inevitably tied to the fulfillment of the demands of their social class which deceptively boaders on white values of

My assumption is that you woke up on the sofa move to the bed and drifting slowly back to sleep where remaining until your biological alarm sounded, and one was faced with a decision do I get up or sleep a few more hours? Whatever the case, my hope for you-the period of inactivity spent was restful as well as comfortable allowing you to awake rested and refreshed-while you do the routine ritual after one gets out of bed in preparation for today's great adventure to unfold. Self-gratification also comes in the guise of philanthropy don't get carried away (smile). Sincerely yours

In the article The Pleasure and Pain of Speed written by Tom Vanderbilt summons the impact new technologies has on the cognitive mind, which leads to the ideology of speed correlated success. In this day and age when a task takes a long time to complete people tend to become impatient and frustrated, which they associate as a negative experience. Conversely, if something is completed quickly people tend to associate this short time frame as a positive effect. An example of this can be seen in the classroom setting. When students are taking an exam and they see one of their peers get up and hand in the exam in a short amount of time, they tend to believe that person must have known the material very well. Thus reinforcing that speed is a good attribute to have in today’s society. Moreover, the concept of speed can also be intertwined with the emotion of happiness as a majority of people correlate success and happiness

Paying a small price in order to receive a better deal in the future is the definition of delayed gratification. It goes along the lines of self-control and self-discipline. It wasn’t until the late nineteen-sixties that the idea or concept was given attention and research. Stanford University is known for experimenting with marshmallows and children at the age of approximately four or five. In these experiments, children were left in rooms alone along with a single marshmallow and told that if they waited until the scientist returned, they’d receive another one. It was found that only one third of these children delayed gratification. A few conclusions were made from these experiments. Delaying gratification has been found to have a positive impact on an individual’s success,

Throughout the preparation for my research project, I came to realize that the psychological gratification that stems from researching promising ideas, making novel discoveries and, above all, disseminating knowledge is unparalleled. My eagerness and dedication to the field of Prosthodontics made my willingness for sharing knowledge a life purpose. Thus, one of my main professional goals is to further evolve in research field, as I believe research provides the means to move our specialty forward and ultimately improve our patients’ care.

When I came to USA I was thinking about making quick money because when you are in Africa you hear people saying in America everybody is rich. My husband told me you need to go to school first if you want to have a better life in the future. I came to school and I did not work for the entire 5 years. I put off the idea of working and dedicated my life to school. Successful students apply delayed gratification by making commitment through sacrificing themselves, developing growth mindset and having a passion for it.

meaningfulness because he was able to find intrinsic gratification even when there were negative aspects in the occupation.

From the five uses and gratifications, stability would be the most important in my life because being stable helps you build a great foundation for your life. Next, information would be the second most important need to know information in order to converse with people. The reason why I say that is because the more information you know the easier it is to be social. Then, credibility is something I think would be important because you need creditable and reliable sources for people to believe and trust what you are saying. If information or sources are not credible, people will not really trust you and your word or you might not trust in others. For instance, my best friend’s lawyer called me and was asking me questions about where he’s

‘’Uses and Gratification’’ is a theory formulated by the professor Elihu Katz in the late 1950’s that analyzes the relationship between media and people in order to examine questions of “how” and “why” individuals use media to satisfy particular needs.