Rituals improve children's ability to delay gratification

To be accepted into social groups, individuals must internalize and reproduce appropriate group conventions, such as rituals. The copying of such rigid and socially stipulated behavioral sequences places heavy demands on executive function. Given previous research showing that challenging executive...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Rybanska, V, McKay, R, Jong, J, Whitehouse, H
Format: Journal article
Published: Wiley 2017