The Marshmallow Test Revisited

The Marshmallow Test Revisited

Top of Mind with Julie Rose

Bias and Insubordination at the FBI, Revisiting the Marshmallow Test, Unmasking Robin Williams

Episode: Bias and Insubordination at the FBI, Revisiting the Marshmallow Test, Unmasking Robin Williams

  • Jun 19, 2018 11:00 pm
  • 13:54 mins

Guest: Tyler Watts, PhD, Research Assistant Professor in the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, New York University Thanks to something called the Marshmallow Test, it’s a widely-known fact that kids who are able to exercise a bit of self-control as toddlers will have more success in life – they’ll get better standardized test scores, do better in college and even in their careers.  But a team of researchers recently attempted to replicate that original Marshmallow test published in 1990 and found the link between success in life and being able to resist the temptation of a fluffy marshmallow as a toddler is not nearly as strong as we thought.