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In videos of the experiment, you can see the children squirming, kicking, hiding their eyes -- desperately trying to exercise self-control so they can wait and get two marshmallows. Their performance varied widely. Some broke down and rang the bell within a minute. Others lasted 15 minutes.
Tuesday, May 9, 2006
AROUND 1970, psychologist Walter Mischel launched a classic experiment. He left
a succession of 4-year-olds in a room with a bell and a marshmallow. If they
rang the bell, he would come back and they could eat the marshmallow. If,
however, they didn't ring the bell and waited for him to come back on his own,
they could then have two marshmallows.
In videos of the experiment, you can see the children squirming, kicking, hiding their eyes -- desperately trying to exercise self-control so they can wait and get two marshmallows. Their performance varied widely. Some broke down and rang the bell within a minute. Others lasted 15 minutes.