I bet it is because marshmallow's have become old people candy.
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They are not actually presented marshmallows, but their preferred treats.
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It measures whether the child trusts the person making the promise of a reward. Perhaps parenting styles have improved since the 1960s?
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Or marshmallows aren’t enticing any longer?
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"new generation has no idea what they want"
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Due to the removal of lead from gasoline, is my first guess. But just a guess.
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Does choice of 1 marshmallow now vs. 2 later really measure general "ability to delay gratification"? Perhaps it is more about food insecurity or trust in an adult stranger. Or reflects how much candy (some, e.g., chocolate, better than marshmallow) one generally gets to eat:pic.twitter.com/Y6PlJiKaho
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My children definitely did not participate in this survey.
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So Trump is an outlier then?!
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Though the parallel increment of both the ability for delay reward and IQ sounds compelling, we should be cautious: it could just reflect a non-causative correlation. Btw, love your posts.
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