the marshmallow test
September 15th, 2009Amusing video of a re-enactment of the famous marshmallow test originally performed at Stanford. In the study, children were given one marshmallow and promised a second if they could wait, without eating the first marshmallow.
See how the kids did:
Oh, The Temptation from Steve V on Vimeo.
September 16th, 2009 at 10:41 am
I fully appreciate this video. Its 12:40 and I’ve not eaten my lunch yet. I’m watching this with my stomach growling…and I hate marshmallows!
Lets consider Social Security. Take it at age 62 and you get 75% of what you get in 5 years. Its a bit like the marshmallow test. Unfortunately, one will be 78 before the delayed payments equal the lower payout. The kids most certainly were going to survive the time waiting for the second marshmallow. My parents didn’t make it to 73. I’m inclined to eat my marshmallow now!
I think I’ll go eat lunch…