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This week we discuss the truth about the Marshmallow Test, delayed gratification, will power and success. Did anyone else's parents talk to them constantly about instant vs delayed gratification? That was just me? Explains a lot.
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BrainCraft was created by Vanessa Hill (@nessyhill) and is brought to you by PBS Digital Studios. Talking psychology, neuroscience & why we act the way we do.
This episode was written by Teagan Wall, filmed by Finn Boyle-Moore, and produced, edited and animated by Vanessa Hill.
REFERENCES 📚
40 Year Follow-up of kids who did the Marshmallow test: pnas.org/content/108/36/14998
Ability/willingness to wait depends on the reliability of the kid’s environment: sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0010027712001849?via%3Dihub
Cross cultural marshmallow test looking at the effect of father absence: psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fh0046877
Paper finding home life a better explanation of future success than the ability to delay gratification: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0956797618761661
Distraction helps kids to delay gratification: psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fh0032198
20-year follow-up: science.sciencemag.org/content/244/4907/933
30-years later: jpeds.com/article/S0022-3476(12)00737-8/fulltext
Cross-cultural study on delayed reinforcement: psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fh0041895
SUBSCRIBE to BrainCraft for more brain hacks, health tips and stories and psychology (and ring that bell!) 👉 ow.ly/rt5IE
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This week we discuss the truth about the Marshmallow Test, delayed gratification, will power and success. Did anyone else's parents talk to them constantly about instant vs delayed gratification? That was just me? Explains a lot.
My Twitter twitter.com/nessyhill | Instagram instagram.com/nessyhill
To learn more about Chevron's focus on STEM as well as career and technical training, you can head to chevron.com/education
BrainCraft was created by Vanessa Hill (@nessyhill) and is brought to you by PBS Digital Studios. Talking psychology, neuroscience & why we act the way we do.
This episode was written by Teagan Wall, filmed by Finn Boyle-Moore, and produced, edited and animated by Vanessa Hill.
REFERENCES 📚
40 Year Follow-up of kids who did the Marshmallow test: pnas.org/content/108/36/14998
Ability/willingness to wait depends on the reliability of the kid’s environment: sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0010027712001849?via%3Dihub
Cross cultural marshmallow test looking at the effect of father absence: psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fh0046877
Paper finding home life a better explanation of future success than the ability to delay gratification: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0956797618761661
Distraction helps kids to delay gratification: psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fh0032198
20-year follow-up: science.sciencemag.org/content/244/4907/933
30-years later: jpeds.com/article/S0022-3476(12)00737-8/fulltext
Cross-cultural study on delayed reinforcement: psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fh0041895
