(blog 5)
In the 1960's Walter Mischel conducted an experiment about impulse control in children. A group of four-year-olds were given a marshmallow and told that if they waited twenty minutes that they could have another marshmallow. If they ate the marshmallow than then would not get another one. Some children were able to wait and some couldn't resist eating the marshmallow.
This experiment was recreated recently. I found the video amusing!
This experiment studied impulse control, which is considered to be an important part of emotional intelligence. Mischel later followed the progress of the children in the experiment and found that children who had resisted eating the marshmallow were more dependable and had higher SAT scores.
I think that impulse control is very important in everyday life. A person without impulse control it may choose to sleep in rather than go to work or school, get drunk instead of studying for an important test, or cheat on their significant other. They don't seem to think about the consequences of their actions and may live in the moment and forget about the future. It seems to be part of what people refer to as self control.
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