The Marshmallow Test
This test gave children to option to eat a single marshmallow or wait a set time and receive extra, testing their ability to withdraw from instant gratification.
This psychological experiment showed that children who could delay gratification (wait for a larger reward) tended to have better life outcomes, including higher incomes. (Results are still being disputed)
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The Marshmallow Test: 1960 vs 2018
- The most famous willpower experiment was the Marshmallow Test (on delayed gratification) that was developed by Prof Walter Mischel in the 1960s.
- His results showed that those who managed to hold out were doing much better, had higher test scores, and lower BMIs.
- This was ...
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