Master Procrastinators!
This fun little guy thinks only about the present, ignoring lessons from the past and disregarding the future altogether. (Him want banana NOW.)
Instant Gratification Monkey
The Marshmallow Experiment tested hundreds of children around the ages of ___________________.
4 and 5 years old
American Baptist minister, political philosopher, and leader of the civil rights movement (January 15, 1929-April 4, 1968)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
If you have difficulty setting priorities when you have a lot of things to do, you may have a weakness in ___________________.
Planning/Prioritizing
If you have a short fuse (and get easily frustrated), you may have a weakness in ___________________.
Emotional Control
This creature suddenly wakes up when a deadline gets too close or when there's danger of public embarrassment, a career disaster, or some other scary consequence. (He scares the bananas out of Instant Gratification Monkey.)
The Panic Monster
During the Marshmallow Experiment, a researcher told each child that he was going to leave the room and that if the child did not eat the marshmallow while he was away, then they would be rewarded with a __________________.
Second marshmallow
American singer and actor known as the "King of Rock and Roll" (January 8, 1935-August 16, 1977)
Elvis Presley
If you forget your assignments and easily lose or misplace your belongings, you may have a weakness in ___________________.
If your desk or workspace at home or school is a mess, you may have a weakness in ___________________.
Organization
In the procrastinator's brain, the _____________ Decision-Maker thinks long-term and tries to do things that make sense. His only problem is that he's regularly disturbed by the Instant Gratification Monkey, who likes to be in charge of decisions.
Rational
During the Marshmallow Experiment, the researcher left the room for _____ minutes.
15
American lawyer, politician, and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States (February 12, 1809-April 15, 1865)
Abraham Lincoln
If you have trouble estimating how long it will take to complete an assignment, you may have a weakness in ___________________.
Time Management
If you have trouble sticking with schoolwork or chores until they are done, you may have a weakness in ___________________.
Sustained Attention
The Instant Gratification Monkey lives here, where leisure activities happen at times when they are not supposed to be happening.
The fun he has here isn't actually fun though, because it's completely unearned and filled with guilt, anxiety, self-loathing, and/or dread.
The Dark Playground
The Marshmallow Experiment took place at this California college.
Stanford University
American actress and model known for playing "blonde bombshell" characters (June 1, 1926-August 4, 1962)
Marilyn Monroe
If, during an argument, you don't stop to consider what you have to say, you may have a weakness in ___________________.
Response Inhibition
If you always procrastinate and need to be reminded to start your work, you may have a weakness in ___________________.
Task Initiation
He says that everyone is a procrastinator. (We watched his TED Talk, Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator, last week.)
Tim Urban
The purpose of the Marshmallow Experiment was to study when ___________________ develops in children.
Delayed Gratification
American businessman, inventor, and investor best known for co-founding the technology company Apple Inc. (February 24, 1955-October 5, 2011)
Steve Jobs
If your first solution to a problem doesn't work, you have a hard time thinking of different ones to try. Don't give up! You just have to work on your ___________________.
Flexibility
If you rarely check your work for mistakes and have a hard time evaluating your performance, you may have a weakness in ___________________.
Metacognition