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Oh, wow. That is such an obvious explanation, now that you point it out. Where can I read more?

• Noseshine 10y ago
  This is one link, but I think there probably is more follow-up research on that study: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0010027712001849 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0010027712... I've seen an interview with a researcher who said something along the lines of "we take reliability into account" - but what he then said seems to show a very narrow interpretation. The experimenter must be well-known to the children and has played with them before the experiment, and that "the marshmallows are right there in front of them, so it's not a reliability issue". Personally, I don't think that is even remotely enough to account for the effect and that is a somewhat naive take on the issue, especially the second part that solely relies on reason. Which doesn't even work in adult scientists to counter social effects.