Walter Mischel’s Marshmallow Study | Mind Changers

Claudia Hammond meets Walter Mischel, the psychologist whose Marshmallow Test has become one of the longest-running and most influential studies in the psychology of personality.

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  • Clip length: 27'47''
  • Broadcast year: 2011
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  • Psychology | Biological Psychology | Delayed gratification. Marshmallow study.
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  • Provider: BBC
  • Channel: BBC Radio 4
  • Programme: Mind Changers
  • Episode: Walter Mischel's Marshmallow Study
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