The Marshmallow Test: What Does It Really Measure?

Re:The Marshmallow Test: What Does It Really Measure? by tomglynch on Sunday June 03, 2018 @04:28AM (#17218545)

I wonder what other well known studies have incorrect conclusions

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Re:The Marshmallow Test: What Does It Really Measure? by vixen99 on Sunday June 03, 2018 @04:40AM (#17218580)

Somewhat premature to conclude that this 900-person study is definitive.

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Re:The Marshmallow Test: What Does It Really Measure? by nighthawk1 on Sunday June 03, 2018 @04:58AM (#17218631)

Agreed. I wish study replication was more gloried in science. I think there are many questionable studies out there that we take as fact.

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Re:The Marshmallow Test: What Does It Really Measure? by tankerslay on Sunday June 03, 2018 @08:33AM (#17219232)

Is this field even about "science" per se? It seems more oriented towards fashioning just-so-stories that lend a scientific veneer to some piece of folk wisdom in order to generate a buzz.

My own "experimentation" suggests that the character trait that predisposes one to bandy about pop allegories such as "marshmallow test" is a portentous sign in potential managers.

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Re:The Marshmallow Test: What Does It Really Measure? by alexandercrohde on Sunday June 03, 2018 @10:02AM (#17219550)

But wasn't it more premature to conclude the widely-publicized 90-person study was definitive?

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