Man Vs. Marshmallow
The New Yorker ran this fascinating article called “Don’t! The Secret of Self-Control.” It basically summarizes the findings of a study about self control – where a professor would give a child one marshmallow, but then told them that if they waited to eat it until he got back, they could have two. Only about 1/3 of the kids were successful.
The video above reenacts the study and is completely hilarious. If it were me, I probably would have said to hell with it and ate the marshmallow right away … you never know what’s going to happen from one minute to the next.
Found via Joanna Goddard’s lovely blog Cup of Jo.
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I remember hearing about this in college–I think it is so interesting! Now I work with two-year-olds, and I am not sure if they can process the situation the same way as an (even slightly) older child, but I would love to see how they react to the temptation!
Oh man, that one little boy who agonized and who got the two marshmallows at the end and crammed them both in at the same time? I loved him!
This was absolutely hilarious… thank you so much for the laugh!
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How cute! I would’ve eaten it right away at any age.
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This is such a cute overload!
maaan.
I cant see the video!
Must be my computer?
and I havent read my issue of the NYer yet either.
sign me,
Running behind and a little lost this morning
gotta love that little girl who’s chompin’ down before the lady even leaves the room
)
HAHA.
1:57-1:59 is my favourite.
She’s over it.
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