Mischel was probably best known for the marshmallow test, which challenged children to wait before eating a treat. That test and others like it grew in part out of Mischel’s deepening frustration with ...

Walter Mischel, a revolutionary psychologist with a specialty in personality theory, died of pancreatic cancer on Sept. 12. He was 88. Mischel was most famous for the marshmallow test, an experiment ...

The premise is simple: You can eat one marshmallow now or, if you can wait, you get to eat two marshmallows later. It’s an experiment in self-control for preschoolers dreamed up by psychologist Dr.

Walter Mischel, a Columbia University psychologist and the author of a landmark studies on child development and self-control, died Sept. 12. He was 88. Mischel, Columbia’s Robert Johnston Niven ...

NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 13: Marshmellow pool at Jetback VIP Candytopia Experience on September 13, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images for Jetblack) The experiment was “simplicity ...

The author and university professor died in his home in Manhattan on Wednesday, Sept. 12, surrounded by family. His daughter, Linda Mischel Eisner, confirmed that news and divulged that pancreatic ...

Walter Mischel had an idea that became a pop culture touchstone. He wanted to see if preschoolers seated in front of a marshmallow could delay... Walter Mischel, a revolutionary psychologist with a ...

Walter Mischel, Psychologist Famed for Marshmallow Test, Dies at 88 Walter Mischel, whose studies of delayed gratification in young children clarified the importance of self-control in human ...