The Marshmellow Test
23 May 2009
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A friend pass this article to me and it’s actually a very good read. You should read it. It talks about using a marshmellow resistance test on children and then co-relates it to adulthood behaviour and achievements. My sister and I were talking about trying this experiment on our children - however I believe that i these conditions Vanessa is able to resisit and self-distract. It’s easy to rationalize with her (more so than Victoria - although Victoria is starting to understand the concept of being “naughty”). It’s very interesting - both the article and how children develop reasoning abilities.
Check it out: http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/05/18/090518fa_fact_lehrer
This seems to imply that “self-control” is a better predictor of success over IQ
That’s interesting! Although, self-control can be taught, which probably means someone with higher IQ can figure out more ways to control themselves (for example, the kids distracting themselves). Overall, I really liked this article! Glad you likes!
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