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#+title: stanford_marshmallow_experiment
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The Stanford marshmallow experiment, conducted in the 1960s and 1970s by psychologist Walter Mischel, explored the
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ability of children to delay gratification. In the experiment, preschoolers were offered a marshmallow with the promise
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of a second one if they waited a designated time (typically 15 minutes) without eating the first. The study's findings
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revealed that children who waited longer to eat the marshmallow showed positive correlations with future outcomes like
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higher SAT scores and better social functioning. However, later research has questioned the predictive power of the
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original study, particularly when controlling for socio-economic factors.
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Source: https://jamesclear.com/delayed-gratification
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