It was called The Marshmallow Experiment, and was performed by Walter Mischel at Stanford. Wikipedia actually has a nice summary: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impulse_control - 22k Beth Benoit Granite State College New Hampshire From: Jonathan Mueller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 10:55 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] Candy on the table study? Michael, I can't remember the name off the top of my head, but there is a nice video of replicating the test I think you are referring to with a set of sextuplets here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CYr4FgMYGI Jon =============== Jon Mueller Professor of Psychology North Central College 30 N. Brainard St. Naperville, IL 60540 voice: (630)-637-5329 fax: (630)-637-5121 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://jonathan.mueller.faculty.noctrl.edu <http://jonathan.mueller.faculty.noctrl.edu/>
>>> "Michael Britt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 11/19/2008 9:49 AM >>> Does anyone remember the name of that study in which researchers put some kind of food (candy?) on a table next to a child and then told the child not to touch it while the researcher left the room? It's escaping me now. Thanks, Michael -- Michael Britt, Ph.D. Host of The Psych Files http://www.thepsychfiles.com <http://www.thepsychfiles.com/> [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
