The Marshmallow Experiment & Time

Professor Philip Zimbardo describes the affects of present and future orientation in children.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• time
• paradox
• book
• psychology
• perspective
• stanford

[Larcurmo]

I love how he guy smiled when he thought of beer at 1:54

[TemiZee]

@Larcurmo I love how Professor Zimbardo smiled when he ate the marshmallow at the end:)

[layzergun]

I'm going to read this book.

As soon as it hits the public domain. Then I can read it for free.

[HobosapiensFDP]

What's funny is that I'm procrastinating by watching this video...

[trufiend138]

how many kids where in the expiratory?? what are their socio-economic statuses? shit makes a big difference

[Larcurmo]

@TemiZee But would he have gotten 2 if he had waited?

;-)

[guest2424]

@321elle321 I meant it as a joke.

Note: His video where he told a kid "you can eat the chocolate now, OR you can wait until i get back and have 2" when he should have said "you can eat this chocolate now, BUT if you haven't eaten that chocolate by the time I get back, I will give you another one". He said the kid didn't understand, but Philip Z. didn't realize that the kid understood exactly what he said "you can eat it now and if you don't leave, then when I get back you can have another".

[321elle321]

@guest2424 errr he ate a marshmallow because thats what the experiment was about! eating a piece of fruit or vegetables or GRAINS would have nothing to do with the experiment!! and eating marshmallows was not his plan for the future =/ every single thing you just said is completely ridiculous!

[guest2424]

I hope he planned in the near future to brush his teeth after eating that marshmallow. Eating marshmallows don't seem like a good way to plan for the future, they don't seem beneficial, why didn't he eat a piece of fruit or vegetables or some grains.

[etuungafasi]

nice