A new study puts cuttlefish at center stage with the famous "marshmallow test," and shows that these soft-bodied hunters have what it takes.

An eye-opening experiment on cephalopods reinforces why it is so important for us to not underestimate animal intelligence. A study published in 2021 presented cuttlefish with a new version of the ...

The Marshmallow Test may not actually reflect self-control, a challenge to the long-held notion it does do just that. Moreover, the study authors note that we need to proceed carefully as we try to ...

If you’ve taken a psychology class, you’ve probably come across the marshmallow experiment first performed by Walter Mischel and colleagues. Adorable pre-school kids were sat down in front of a ...

A team of psychologists at the University of Manchester, in the U.K., working with a colleague from Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, in Morocco, has found that children tend to behave differently ...

You’ve probably heard about the Stanford marshmallow test. A group of young children, about 4 years old, were told they could have a marshmallow right now or wait and get a second marshmallow. The ...

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 ...