The marshmallow study revisited: Delaying gratification depends as much on nurture as on nature
Thursday, October 11, 2012 - 09:00
in Psychology & Sociology
For the past four decades, the "marshmallow test" has served as a classic experimental measure of children's self-control: will a preschooler eat one of the fluffy white confections now or hold out for two later? Now a new study demonstrates that being able to delay gratification is influenced as much by the environment as by innate ability.