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Marshmallow test reframed as a measure of trust
Original: The marshmallow test was not measuring self-control. It was measuring whether a child trusted the adults in their world.
A widely shared parenting article argues that the famous marshmallow test, long cited as a measure of children's self-control, was actually measuring whether a child trusted the adults around them. The claim feeds into ongoing criticism of the Stanford experiment, which later studies found predicted less than believed once socioeconomic background was accounted for.
Why now: The marshmallow test is a familiar cultural touchstone, and reframing it as a trust measure challenges a popular parenting myth.
marshmallow testStanford University
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- The marshmallow test was not measuring self-control. It was measuring whether a child trusted the adults in their world. # MarshmallowTest # Parenting # ChildDevelopment # SelfControl # ParentingMyths https:// mumblog.org/marshmallow-test-s… · Econopass@flipboard.com · 3
- The marshmallow test was not measuring self-control. It was measuring whether a child trusted the adults in their world. # MarshmallowTest # Parenting # ChildDevelopment # SelfControl # ParentingMyths https:// mumblog.org/marshmallow-test-s… · Econopass@flipboard.com · 3
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