Stanford marshmallow experiment

study on delayed gratification by psychologist Walter Mischel
Event psychological_experiment Q1523836
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Stanford marshmallow experiment

Summary

Stanford marshmallow experiment is a psychological experiment[1]. It draws 1,080 Wikipedia views per month (psychological_experiment category, ranking #3 of 29).[2]

Key Facts

  • Stanford marshmallow experiment is credited with the discovery of Walter Mischel[3].
  • Stanford marshmallow experiment's instance of is recorded as psychological experiment[4].
  • marshmallow is named after Stanford marshmallow experiment[5].
  • Stanford marshmallow experiment's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0ds1hvs[6].
  • Stanford marshmallow experiment's main subject is recorded as delayed gratification[7].
  • Stanford marshmallow experiment's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/the-marshmallow-test[8].
  • Stanford marshmallow experiment's BBC Things ID is recorded as c4968c51-ca7c-43f1-82d8-41d68a1a4105[9].
  • Stanford marshmallow experiment's Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID is recorded as marshmallow-test[10].
  • Stanford marshmallow experiment's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2776319600[11].

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Works and Contributions

Stanford marshmallow experiment is credited with the discovery of Walter Mischel[3].

Why It Matters

Stanford marshmallow experiment draws 1,080 Wikipedia views per month (psychological_experiment category, ranking #3 of 29).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . BBC Things. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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