Chris Drew (PhD)

Dr. Chris Drew is the founder of the Helpful Professor. He holds a PhD in education and has published over 20 articles in scholarly journals. He is the former editor of the Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education. [Image Descriptor: Photo of Chris]

10 Delayed Gratification Examples

Delayed gratification is one’s ability to sacrifice or postpone immediate rewards in order to achieve something more rewarding in the future. This allows us to achieve better results in the long term and avoid potentially harmful and counterproductive impulses. Delayed gratification plays an important role in human motivation, especially in relation to long-term goals, which […]

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Bystander Intervention: Definition, Examples & Training

Bystander intervention occurs when a bystander helps in a critical situation (Fischer et al., 2011).   However, intervening as a bystander can be intimidating or complicated. Many bystander intervention training programs attempt to teach people how to intervene in critical situations and identify situations where they can intervene (McMahon & Banyard, 2012). Bystander intervention can

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