marshmallow experiment background 2010
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Marshmallow Experiment Background
Fall 2010
Why is this important?
What are the kids doing?
Delayed Gratification =
Self Control or,Being Able to Say No or
to Wait
Time
Focus on the Futurevs.
Focus on the Present
You Can Improve Your Self Control
Imagination
Some children avoided eating the marshmallow by imagining it as something else—a cloud, a table, a chef’s hat.
Distraction
Do other activities that make you think, so you don’t think about the candy.
Self-talk
The messages we “speak” to ourselves in our head to influence our thinking and our actions.
Hmm, just two more questions to answer, I
can finish this!
Exercise
Students engaged in regular physical
activity have better
self-control.
Breakdown complex tasks
Do attention training like looking and listening for details, and observing closely for solving complex puzzles.
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