The Marshmallow Test
In 1972, a Stanford professor named Walter Mischel conduct an experiment called "The Marshmallow Test" that tested the will power of young children. The main goal was to study whether deferred gratification can be an indicator of future success. To test his hypothesis, he choose to use children who's ages ranged from four to six years old. The researcher would place a child in a room by his/ herself and give the child one marshmallow on a plate. He told the child, " I am going to step out of this room. If when I come back and the marshmallow is still there, then I will reward you with another marshmallow. If you eat it now, then you will not receive another one." The researcher then left the room for 15 minutes. He then recorded how long each