Chapter 1 A Research of Delay of Gratification Section 1 The concept of delay of gratification Section 2 The research paradigm of delay of gratification ability Section 3 Training methods of delay of gratification ability Chapter 2 A Research of Academic Delay of Gratification Section 1 The concept and development of academic delay of gratification Section 2 Influencing factors of academic delay of gratification Section 3 The role of academic delay of gratification Section 4 Problems in the study of learners' academic delay of gratification Chapter 3 A Research of Self-Regulated Learning Section 1 The concept and development of self-regulated learning Section 2 Influencing factors of self-regulated learning Section 3 The role of self-regulated learning Section 4 Problems in the study of learners' self-regulated learning Chapter 4 A Research of Future Time Perspective Section 1 The concept and development of future time perspective Section 2 Influencing factors of future time perspective Section 3 The role of future time perspective Section 4 Problems in the study of learners' future time perspective Chapter 5 Characteristics of Chinese Foreign Language Learners Chapter 6 Chinese Foreign Language Learners' Academic Delay of Gratification Section 1 Development of ��academic delay of gratification scale for Chinese foreign language learners Section 2 A case study of Chinese foreign language learners' ADOG Section 3 A longitudinal individual difference study of foreign language learners' academic delay of gratification Chapter 7 Chinese Foreign Language Learners' Self-regulated Learning Section 1 Development of the self-regulated learning strategy scale for Chinese foreign language learners Section 2 A case study of Chinese foreign language learners' SRL Chapter 8 Chinese Foreign Language Learners' Future Time Perspective Section 1 Measurement of Chinese foreign language learners' future time perspective Section 2 A conditional analysis of Chinese foreign language learners' future time perspective Chapter 9 The Influence of ADOG, SRL and FTP on Chinese Foreign Language Learners' Academic Performance--A Case Study from Psychology Chapter 10 The Neural Mechanism of Academic Delay of Gratification, Self-Regulated Learning and Future Time Perspective Section 1 The neural mechanism of academic delay of gratification of learners Section 2 The neural mechanism of self-regulated learning of learners Section 3 The neural mechanism of future time perspective of learners Chapter 11 How Can Teachers Improve Students' Academic Delay of Gratification Ability in the Teaching Process Chapter 12 How Can Students Improve Their Academic Delay of Gratification Ability in the Process of Foreign Language Learning Section 1 The basic characteristics of successful students with high academic delay of gratification Section 2 How should students improve their academic delay of gratification ability in the learning process Section 3 Students' academic procrastination behavior and solutions Chapter 13 Summary Acknowledgements References Appendices