Saturday, 2 June 2018

Why Rich Kids Are So Good at the Marshmallow Test

quote [ The marshmallow test is one of the most famous pieces of social-science research: Put a marshmallow in front of a child, tell her that she can have a second one if she can go 15 minutes without eating the first one, and then leave the room. Whether she’s patient enough to double her payout is supposedly indicative of a willpower that will pay dividends down the line, at school and eventually at work. Passing the test is, to many, a promising signal of future success.

But a new study, published last week, has cast the whole concept into doubt. ]

Economics wins out over character again. Darn.
[SFW] [science & technology] [+6]
[by Space_1889]
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von_sanchez said @ 9:18am GMT on 3rd June
Poor kids are regularly screwed out of the rewards they are promised so they learn to take what they can get.



von_sanchez said @ 9:19am GMT on 3rd June
Poor kids are regularly screwed out of the rewards they are promised so they learn to take what they can get when it is on the table in front of them.




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von_sanchez said @ 9:18am GMT on 3rd June [Score:3 Insightful]
Poor kids are regularly screwed out of the rewards they are promised so they learn to take what they can get when it is on the table in front of them.





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