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The marshmallow experiment is a famous test of this concept conducted by Walter Mischel at Stanford University and discussed by Daniel Goleman in his popular work. In the 1960s, a group of four-year olds were given a marshmallow and promised another, only if they could wait 20 minutes before eating the first one. Some children could wait and others could not.
Sep 14, 2009 5:32 AM
Re: Kids vs The Marshmallow Test
Wow, this clip misses the entire point. The kids who were subjected to this test were then followed through their school years. The ones who were able to wait for the second marshmallow, for example, on average scored 200 points higher on the SAT.
By: cthomas
Re: Kids vs The Marshmallow Test
Have you seen http://www.milkandcookies.com/link/139553/detail/?
Re: Kids vs The Marshmallow Test
Young spamison, you have learned the lesson of shameless self-promotion well. May you continue to post links in your comments and may they be pasted often!
By: spam_vigilante
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Now it's actually a very good illustration of the Temporal Discounting Effect.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temporal_discounting
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temporal_discounting
Re: Kids vs The Marshmallow Test
Really, that depends on your idea of what the 'point' of this video is. I posted it because I thought the behavior of the children was fun to watch. I included in the link description the original idea behind the experiment and did mention the fact that the kids who were able to wait did better on the Standardized Aptitude Test, which I feel is sufficient background info. What was the 'point' of this video for you?
Re: Kids vs The Marshmallow Test
and lived their lives realising that their free time is more important than a marshmallow.
By: gerrywastaken
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This was recently done in a TED talk at the conference.
Link: http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/joachim_de_posada_says_don_t_eat_the_marshmallow_yet.html
(Note: The video is down as of right now. If it ever comes back online, it's a good watch for a little more information on why these kinds of experiments are conducted.)
Link: http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/joachim_de_posada_says_don_t_eat_the_marshmallow_yet.html
(Note: The video is down as of right now. If it ever comes back online, it's a good watch for a little more information on why these kinds of experiments are conducted.)
By: Shiggety
Re: Kids vs The Marshmallow Test
Once again, I am humbled by the vast video reserves of M&C.
TED Talk on the subject: http://www.milkandcookies.com/link/172659/detail/
TED Talk on the subject: http://www.milkandcookies.com/link/172659/detail/
By: Shiggety
