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Kids vs The Marshmallow Test

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.

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  • Date 9/22/2009 6:05:47 PM
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Vizreel : LVL 42: VP 5: said:

Vizreel

34 votes NegativePositive

72 days 20 hours ago...

Fyi, statistically speaking children who chose not to eat the marshmallow have a greater chance of success. The test shows which kids have an innate ability to foresee the consequences in the long run thus being prone to making favorable decisions in life.

sc1zzen : LVL 36: VP 4.4: said:

sc1zzen

52 votes NegativePositive

72 days 13 hours ago...

Goddamn the chubby redhead girl didnt even wait till the chic left the room

Neferati : LVL 42: VP 5: said:

Neferati

Hidden (Show Comment) -11 votes

71 days 12 hours ago...

^Well we know what she is gonna be like in the future? Cant wait to put shit in your her mouth.

STONED->BC : LVL 31: VP 4: said:

STONED->BC

41 votes NegativePositive

67 days 13 hours ago...

Ginger Kid just plowed back that marshmallow.. LOL

Bishop_Vick : LVL 33: VP 4.2: said:

Bishop_Vick

7 votes NegativePositive

67 days 13 hours ago...

adorable, and the kid using his head as a newtons cradle! Rofl!

Mr. Snickits : LVL 34: VP 4.2: said:

Mr. Snickits

21 votes NegativePositive

67 days 13 hours ago...

those were the most genuine, honest, hysterical reactions I think I`ve ever seen...pure innocence.

TMAXXPUNISHER : LVL 15: VP 2.4: said:

TMAXXPUNISHER

38 votes NegativePositive

67 days 13 hours ago...

Freaking Ginger didn`t even wait till the lady was facing the other direction. They truly have no souls.

thefinalburden : LVL 45: VP 5: said:

thefinalburden

3 votes NegativePositive

67 days 12 hours ago...

There is a TED talks video about this as well.
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/joachim_de_posada_says_don_t_eat_the_ma
rshmallow_yet.html

tonyaod : LVL 33: VP 4.2: said:

tonyaod

-2 votes NegativePositive

67 days 9 hours ago...

At least the Ginger kid clean up after herself....if only Monica Lewinsky had learn this when she was 4.

$!NN3R666 : LVL 39: VP 4.7: said:

$!NN3R666

5 votes NegativePositive

67 days 8 hours ago...

fuck. this just made me wonder how i would have done. although i think id be scared to find out that im destined to be a fuck up.

Rekon : LVL 32: VP 4.1: said:

Rekon

2 votes NegativePositive

67 days 6 hours ago...

I challenge the concept of Success here.
Here are five reasons why you should eat the marshmallow now
1) Its more pleasurably rebellious to eat it now
2) she could be lying
3) Things can change quickly in life, what if the fire alarm went off.
4) Maybe you have diabetes and it kicks of a seizure
5) Do you want to be a slave to marshmallows, studying for years and years, working your ass-off to potentially earn more marshmallow then everybody else, only to wake-up at the age of 60 and realize life has passed you by..well do you!

Irvine Welsh would eat the marshmallow, because life is a collection of experiences.

Wonfis : LVL 34: VP 4.2: said:

Wonfis

4 votes NegativePositive

67 days 6 hours ago...

The best kids either stick it out until the end or eat it right away. It`s the ones that tried to stick it out and failed that have it worst. But this is child psychology, it can`t be used as a prediction of later life.

MeBored : LVL 39: VP 4.7: said:

MeBored

0 votes NegativePositive

67 days 5 hours ago...

^I think the middle and last ones are the best because they didn`t take a gamble like the first. They at least thought about the decision they were going to choose

yt : LVL 4: VP 1.3: said:

yt

0 votes NegativePositive

67 days 2 hours ago...

At best this is an experiment to see who`s hungry and who`s not. Too many biases. Should test a variety of situations (not just food). And the idea of waiting or patience can be taught into or out of, relatively easily when young (i guess). However hunger is not learned and is a strong influence on mood, behavior, concentration and grades (ref follow-up on school grades). Further, the hunger is a symptom of an unbalanced diet, which is likely to remain a problem. If I have an ok breakfast, then I`m ok, but just a coffee etc, then tend to impulsive and irritability. everyone`s the same way, and probably more obvious with 4yr olds. And impatience is often more of a virtue.
I don`t rate this experiment much.

However, I am a ginger-head with a soft-spot for marshmallows and candy/:-T

DigitalMike : LVL 37: VP 4.5: said:

DigitalMike

1 votes NegativePositive

67 days 2 hours ago...

"Fyi, statistically speaking children who chose not to eat the marshmallow have a greater chance of success. The test shows which kids have an innate ability to foresee the consequences in the long run thus being prone to making favorable decisions in life."

Bullshit.

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