was it because You lacked will power? Or maybe you're being accused of
the Marshmallow test or the Stanford marshmallow experiment was a series of experiments in the United States in the late 1960s and early 1970-ies under the leadership of psychologist Walter Michel. In these studies, children were offered a choice between one small reward provided immediately, and increase the rewards twice if they will be able to patiently wait for her for a short period. As a reward you used marshmallows, cookies or crackers.
In the original study, Children were guided to a room without distractions, where a treat of their choice (Oreo cookie, marshmallow or pretzel) was put on the table. The researchers allowed the children to eat the treat immediately, but they promised to double the reward if they could wait fifteen minutes without giving in to temptation. Michelle observed that some children had covered his eyes with his hands or turned around so as not to see the treat, others pounded on the table or fiddling with hair, or played with the marshmallow as if it were a tiny stuffed animal, while others simply ate the marshmallow as soon as the researchers left.
subsequent research, the scientists came to the conclusion that children who were able to wait for rewards increased, as a rule, life was going fine. That is, the children could continue to defer the pleasure to receive the award twice, to sacrifice short-term pleasure and choose more meaningful success. For example, instead of computer games right now going to College later.
In the future, scientists came to the conclusion that the reactions in children do not determine success in adult life. But the General principle remains the same people who are able to delay pleasure in time you can get more. The good news is that this quality can be trained, training literally change brain structure.
That You choose one or two marshmallows? Perhaps when you are watching TV, or break the diet you choose is the same one marshmallow.
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