The Marshmallow Experiment
4)Preschoolers who delayed longer on the Marshmallow were found to have more _____ when tested 12 years later in life.
Self-control
What can you infer about the children who delayed their marshmallow and had better success in long term goals later in life?
They had a higher level of self control throughout life from an early age.
This word means: Having to do with functions of the mind.
Cognitive
Your Essay should be typed and cited in ___ format.
MLA
5)"When the SAT scores of children in the shortest delay times (bottom third) were compared to those children with the longer delay times (top third), the overall difference in their scores was ____ points."
210
Why is it important that Walter Mischel monitored the preschool children from the marshmallow experiment into adulthood?
Something referring to the consistency of the subjects, and/or possible variables.
The tendency to act upon immediate/present emotions without thoughts of future consequences.
Impulsivity
MLA requires _____ spacing throughout the whole essay.
double
5) To ensure the Reliability of the SAT scores from the study got from the parents, Walter Mischel's group did what?
They contacted the Education Testing Service which administered the test.
Explain why you believe that Walter Mischel is a credible source.
He is a professor of Psychology. A doctor.
Pleasure gained from an action or obtaining something desired
Gratification
True or False: I should use Easybib/MLA generators to make my citations.
False: They often come out with errors. It is better to learn to write them out yourself to save time.
6) Around the age 25-30, participants in the original marshmallow test who delayed the longest reported being able to achieve long-term ___ , do less risky ___ , reached higher ______ levels, and had a significantly lower ____.
goals, drugs, educational, body mass index (BMI)
What is the relationship between delayed/instant gratification and the Marshmallow experiment?
The experiment requires the subject to get a better reward if they demonstrate the willingness to resist instant gratification.
This word means a future possible event or outcome, that is not guaranteed.
Contingency
Where at MiraCosta can you go to get MLA and citation feedback/assistance?
Go to online resources and visit the research librarians.
What is the main argument of this article? Not what you think the article proves, but what its goal to prove is.
Children who are capable of delaying gratification at an early age are more likely to succeed in their careers, interpersonal relationships, and long-term goals consistently throughout their lives.
The ability to have future-focused mindset is detectible from and early age.
What is the most Significant thing that the writer of this article wants you to know?
This is up for debate. We will discuss and if most of us come to an agreement, we will go with it.
To act on patience to obtain a better reward later than a smaller reward now.
Delayed Gratification
What acronym represents the way we are going to organize/write our paragraphs? (how will we place our evidence and other parts of a paragraph in our essays?)
TEST