[kstenerud]

Notice what they downplay in this article: That almost half of the kids who had just been in contact with a reliable adult still ate the marshmallow.

Also, were the kids allowed to keep playing with the fun art supplies while they waited?

A link to the actual study would help.

[gizmo686]

In the third paragraph, "revisited" is a hyperlink to the original paper. For anyone interested, here is the URL: http://www.bcs.rochester.edu/people/ckidd/papers/KiddPalmeri...