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Re:New study disavows marshmallow test’s predictive powers by ramesh31 on Monday February 21, 2022 @05:04PM (#30421228)
Sure. And fifty years worth of other studies have shown its' effectiveness. This is meaningless noise in the absence of meta analysis.
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Re:New study disavows marshmallow test’s predictive powers by awb on Monday February 21, 2022 @05:16PM (#30421382)
Related meta analysis:

https://addictions.psych.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1...

> Conclusions These results provide strong evidence of greater DRD in individuals exhibiting addictive behavior in general and particularly in individuals who meet criteria for an addictive disorder.

They don’t draw conclusions about causative success, just a correlation with addiction.

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