The marshmallow test, or Stanford marshmallow experiment, is pretty straightforward. A child is placed in a room with a marshmallow. They are told if they can manage not to eat the marshmallow for ...

But it turns out the marshmallow test is not that simple ... reasoned that eating the marshmallow would be the optimal choice for a child who was skeptical of promises about the future.

While the famous "Marshmallow Test" developed by Stanford psychologist ... and parental education were the factors found to ...