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BOOK CLUB: THE MARSHMALLOW TEST

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In the late 1960’s Walter Mischel asked kids to delay their satisfaction for a greater reward later. The results of the experiment spawned a breakthrough in psychology. In this book Walter walks us through the experiment, its findings, and practical applications in casual language that is worthwhile to you whether you are a psychologist or just want […]

Don’t Eat The Marshmallow: Delayed Satisfaction

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The Marshmallow Experiment was conducted by Stanford Psychologist Walter Mischel to test delayed satisfaction in children. It posed to the kids that if they could keep from eating the one marshmallow now. They would get two later. The results were informative and funny.. Mischel’s experiment shows exactly what goes through most of our minds in […]