Do you know about the Marshmallow Test? It is an experiment on delayed gratification conducted in the late sixties at by at Stanford University psychologist Walter Mischel. The test was straightforward. A group of children are taken one by one into a room where there is marshmallow on the table. The tester tells them that they can eat the marshmallow, but if they wait for a short period without touching it, they will receive a second one. Then the tester leaves the room for approximately 15 minutes, so the child is left alone with the marshmallow. Some resisted until the tester came back and received the second marshmallow. Others gave up and ate the one they have in front of them.
One Apple A Day #587 - the marshmallow
One Apple A Day #587 - the marshmallow
One Apple A Day #587 - the marshmallow
Do you know about the Marshmallow Test? It is an experiment on delayed gratification conducted in the late sixties at by at Stanford University psychologist Walter Mischel. The test was straightforward. A group of children are taken one by one into a room where there is marshmallow on the table. The tester tells them that they can eat the marshmallow, but if they wait for a short period without touching it, they will receive a second one. Then the tester leaves the room for approximately 15 minutes, so the child is left alone with the marshmallow. Some resisted until the tester came back and received the second marshmallow. Others gave up and ate the one they have in front of them.