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Friday, September 18, 2009 at

Marshmallow willpower


Have you ever heard of the psychology experiment about willpower, where a professor would give one marshmallow to a child and tell them that if they waited to eat it until he got back, they could have two? The New Yorker ran a great story about it, and now this hilarious video shows kids having the same struggles. Oh, the temptation!

(Video by Steve V, via Swissmiss)
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86 comments:

  1. katie3:09 PM

    CUTE! THOSE LITTLE FACES!

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  2. Very very funny! And interesting though... :D

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  4. Thanks for sharing! That is very interesting!

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  5. saw this the other day and had tears streaming down my cheeks. so incredibly cute.

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  6. Anonymous3:29 PM

    There is a great Radio Lab podcast about this too.. good stuff..
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  7. So cute!!
    Have a Beautiful weekend ~~

    xo Laura

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  8. lolololololololol
    !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  9. What a darling video! I loved it!

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  10. still laughing.. the report is pretty good to :)

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  11. haha, i know, it was making me laugh out loud!

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  12. Hi, I read about this in the paper this week, but never got round to viewing the video! Thanks for sharing, so cute! Have a sweet weekend! x

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  13. oh my goodness they are ADORABLE!!! i watched it without the sound but couldn't contain my laughter!

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  14. That is so adorable! I especially love the little boy that keeps smelling it! I would totally do that.

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  15. ha so cute! I love the little girl at the end who starts eating it before the woman even leaves the room :)

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  16. i remember the new yorker article. this video is great. i love those who pretend to or act out the eating in anticipation!

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  17. This article is fascinating... thanks for the link!

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  18. BAHAHAHHA Does that one kid KISS it?!?!?!? HAHAHAH

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  19. I saw another video of this once where a little girl would put the marshmallow in her mouth, then spit it out and put it back on the plate. At first, it looked fine, but eventually, it turned into a gooey blob and she started to get nervous.

    Too cute. And I agree, the ones who mime eating are my favorites!

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  20. That's just adorable! That last little boy was the best... I'd have been exactly like him I believe lol

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  21. Hahaha! Those kids are trying SO HARD!

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  22. OMG!!! What a great experiment!! i loved the video. Kids are funny. They want it all but they have to be patience sometimes. Thanks for sharing.
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  23. That was the cutest ever, what temptations for those lil guys. very cute indeed

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  24. that is too funny! now i want some marshmallows (i think i'll go eat 2 right now :)

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  25. cuuuuuuuuuute ^___^

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  26. You know, I did hear about this on NPR recently - on Fresh Air I think...?
    Since then, I've been wondering: how would I have done on the test?

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  27. I love the kid who eats both at once! poor thing was gonna have a nervous break down.looooool

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  28. GREAT! There is something very mighty about those tiny marshmallows. :)

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  29. I have seen this before, but I will watch it again. So. freaking. adorable.

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  30. I love this. I reposted it on my blog. Have a beautiful weekend!

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  31. So HILARIOUS! I can't stop laughing. How these little marshmallows can be tempting! I'll eat it, not waiting for the second. Joanna, you have such great photos from your honeymoon! Love them all!

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  32. ahh. just made my day. this is lovely. thanks for the link. i love the little girl who partially eats it. hilarious!

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  33. You can see their brains on overdrive. That redhaired girl never stood a chance though.

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  34. I want to know what all the other kids did! I saw this on a documentary once but it was with gummy bears or something and not as adorable.

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  35. ohmygosh...they are so cute! this totally made my last few minutes at work MUCH more fun :)

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  36. This is hilarious! Funny how they touch it, and smell it... and oh the funny faces! :)

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  37. Oh my heavens!!! I laughed soooo hard!!!!! The precious little red head couldnt even wait!!! xx

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  38. This is soooo evil!! Poor little kids! But it was hilarious and cute at the same time! I love it!

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  39. I saw this the other day and thought it was great. The faces the kids make and how many of them smell the marshmallow.

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  40. Their little reactions are too precious! One of the sweeter videos I've seen on the internet.

    P.S. My Alex + I are having a pizza night too. The best. Enjoy the weekend!

    Cheers.

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  41. haha, I love the little bot at 2:50, so cute! haha, know I want a mashmellow!

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  42. Oh my gosh, adorable!

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  43. this. is. adorable. the little blonde boy makes me think of my nephew - precious!

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  44. Delightful to watch little ones exercise their newly developing impulse control. It's very hard to delay gratification at that age. Too cute.

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  45. oh dear lord! LOVED the little fellow with the buzzed haircut. And the JOY when he got number two and gobbled them up. Thanks for the giggle.

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  46. That is brilliant and made me laugh a lot. Props to the little one who just stuffed it in her mouth before the lady even left!!

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  47. I have seen this experiment before a few years ago, but on a different programme in England. I love it! So funny and cute xx

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  48. this is hilarious!!! i love it!!!

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  49. Sooooo Cute! Thank you for sharing! I'll have to share this too now. :)

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  50. Really cute! It reminds me of my baby brother trying to lie about how many pieces of candy he ate to get more, LOL. Kids, they are so much fun!

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  51. i have never laughed that hard! so great!

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  52. ah yes, the good old marshmallow temptation, i love it. it shows how much determination a child have when they want to. i should try this experiment on my 3yr old & see what happens ;)

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  53. This is just too funny! LOL

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  54. My children are go (and went) to the local university for preschool. The students that attend the school sometimes participate in research and I got to see my 3 year old doing this first hand. We stepped out of the room and he had to wait by himself for 5 minutes before he could eat his M&M's. An eternity for a 3 year old. He couldn't make it the whole time so he rang the bell for us to come back early. Funny what kids will do to try to resist!

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  55. I think if I had been given this test (temptation) when I was little the panelists would be shocked...because, although I loved sweets, I wasn't that fond of marshmallows. I could have sat there all day! Now, if they had placed a bowl of ice cream in front of me, I'd be chomping at the bit to get my hands on it...lol!

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  56. thanks for posting this...i haven't laughed so hard at one of these videos in a loooong time! :D

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  57. Aww! That was too cute...and very interesting!

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  58. ahaha that is the funniest thing ever. I need to watch it again, and again, and again

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  59. This little blond boy is just adorable and very determined. That is funny to see that little girl who ate the marshmallow immediately when it was in her plate!

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  61. I'll have to try that with my kids,haha. That age is tooo cute!

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  76. HAHAH that was really funny video.. i remember my childhood when i was told not to eat the chocolate in shelf and i have to do know. because the inner voice use to remind me about it..

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