Marshmallow Test- Predictive about your child's future success

[JEDI]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_marshmallow_experiment

delayed gratification study:

-Children ages four to six were taken into a room where a marshmallow was placed on the table in front of them. Before leaving each of the children alone in the room, the examiner told them they would receive a second marshmallow if the first was still on the table after 15 minutes.
-The examiner recorded how long each child resisted eating the marshmallow and later noted whether it correlated with the child’s success in adulthood.

A minority of the 600 children ate the marshmallow immediately and one-third deferred gratification long enough to receive the second marshmallow.

In follow-up studies, Mischel found that those who deferred gratification were significantly more competent and received higher SAT scores than their peers, meaning that this characteristic likely remains with a person for life. 😱


We need to teach delayed gratification in pre-school/kindegarden!

 

[jaedaliu]

a SAT score doesn't determine future success. Just your ability to do well on the SAT.

I think the test successfully correlated high SAT scores with fatties that have good self control at a young age.

 

[IronWing]

The real go-getters would have set the room on fire and stolen the second marshmallow in the confusion.

 

[Vic Vega]

a SAT score doesn't determine future success. Just your ability to do well on the SAT.

I think the test successfully correlated high SAT scores with fatties that have good self control at a young age.

I think you mean an SAT score.

This argument is chronically made by those with lousy scores.

 

[Vic Vega]

The real go-getters would have set the room on fire and stolen the second marshmallow in the confusion.

Thinking outside the box, I like it.

 

[highland145]

The real go-getters would have set the room on fire and stolen the second marshmallow in the confusion.

I was thinking I'd assault the test giver and take the whole bag.

 

[jaedaliu]

I was thinking I'd assault the test giver and take the whole bag.

You must've been a burly 4 year old.

 

[jaedaliu]

I think you mean an SAT score.

This argument is chronically made by those with lousy scores.

I use it all the time as motivational direction when coaching kids for standardized testing.

 

[Eug]

 

[Fritzo]

I'd sell the marshmallow to another kid. I've never liked them 🙁

 

[highland145]

You must've been a burly 4 year old.

You should see my epeen.😛

 

[Puppies04]

I think you mean an SAT score.

This argument is chronically made by those with lousy scores.

An S.A.T score.

A SAT score.

Anyone not familiar with American schooling is going to pronounce SAT as sat (down) if you want to use a "ess" sound you need to have some sort of punctuation between the letters to clear up any confusion as I don't feel capitalizing the letters makes it clear enough.

Just my 2 cents.

 

[vshah]

An S.A.T score.

A SAT score.

Anyone not familiar with American schooling is going to pronounce SAT as sat (down) if you want to use a "ess" sound you need to have some sort of punctuation between the letters to clear up any confusion as I don't feel capitalizing the letters makes it clear enough.

Just my 2 cents.

i agree 100%

where's my marshmallow

 

[CPA]

lol, that is awesome.

 

[SlitheryDee]

I wonder how much this translates into success in the real world. If you think about it, the ability to delay gratification could be a result of more than just intelligence. It could also be a lower desire for things in general. The kid might just not want things as badly as other kids. A child who is dumb as a rock, but spends his entire life striving for the things he wants might end up more successful than a genius who is content with much less.

 

[halik]

a SAT score doesn't determine future success. Just your ability to do well on the SAT.

I think the test successfully correlated high SAT scores with fatties that have good self control at a young age.

SAT score correlates with education attainment, income and wealth...

 

[JTsyo]

A minority of the 600 children ate the marshmallow immediately and one-third deferred gratification long enough to receive the second marshmallow.

Why do they have to be so convoluted in reporting this? So we know 33% made it the 15 min and some number below 50% ate it right away. That leaves another at least 17% that ate it sometime between the first few moments and 15mins. Why use the word minority instead of just giving a percent? They should at least state if it was more or less than 33%.

 

[JEDI]

Why do they have to be so convoluted in reporting this? So we know 33% made it the 15 min and some number below 50% ate it right away. That leaves another at least 17% that ate it sometime between the first few moments and 15mins. Why use the word minority instead of just giving a percent? They should at least state if it was more or less than 33%.

it doesnt matter.
in south korea, kids are given this test. those that waited the 15min are put into an upper (honors) class. those that didnt are put into regular class.

 

[Slew Foot]

Eat half of the first one right away, then get another one in 15 minutes

 

[Puppies04]

it doesnt matter. in south korea, kids are given this test. those that waited the 15min are put into an upper (honors) class. those that didnt are put into regular class.

That is either BS or the parents are so dumb they can't even work out how to tell their kids in advance what the "trick" is.

 

[Vic Vega]

An S.A.T score.

A SAT score.

Anyone not familiar with American schooling is going to pronounce SAT as sat (down) if you want to use a "ess" sound you need to have some sort of punctuation between the letters to clear up any confusion as I don't feel capitalizing the letters makes it clear enough.

Just my 2 cents.

A person's unfamiliarity with capitalization is my problem how? Besides, we all KNEW the context here was the Scholastic Assessment Test and not someone sitting down in a chair.

 

[PingSpike]

Eat half of the first one right away, then get another one in 15 minutes

Hollow out the first marshmallow leaving a shell to fool the tester. He didn't specify where I'd get to keep the first one when the second arrived but the jokes on him.

What if you only wanted one marshmallow? Or you don't even like marshmallows? I guess that probably doesn't apply to most 4-6 year old kids though.

 

[MrDudeMan]

That is either BS or the parents are so dumb they can't even work out how to tell their kids in advance what the "trick" is.

Actually, that seems to be the main point of the exercise. You clearly have no idea experience with kids if you think you can convince a 4 year old kid to do something with simple logic. Most adults are immune to logic as well.

 

[Maximilian]

What if they only wanted one marshmallow...

 

[Kaido]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_marshmallow_experiment

delayed gratification study:

-Children ages four to six were taken into a room where a marshmallow was placed on the table in front of them. Before leaving each of the children alone in the room, the examiner told them they would receive a second marshmallow if the first was still on the table after 15 minutes.
-The examiner recorded how long each child resisted eating the marshmallow and later noted whether it correlated with the child’s success in adulthood.

A minority of the 600 children ate the marshmallow immediately and one-third deferred gratification long enough to receive the second marshmallow.

In follow-up studies, Mischel found that those who deferred gratification were significantly more competent and received higher SAT scores than their peers, meaning that this characteristic likely remains with a person for life. 😱


We need to teach delayed gratification in pre-school/kindegarden!

Marshmallow test video:

http://www.wimp.com/marshmellowtest/