'Marshmallow test' redux: Children show better self-control when they depend on each other

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Children are more likely to control their immediate impulses when they and a peer rely on each other to get a reward than when they're left to their own willpower, new research indicates.

Period14 Jan 2020

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  • Title'Marshmallow test' redux: Children show better self-control when they depend on each other
    Media name/outletScience Daily
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date14/01/20
    DescriptionChildren are more likely to control their immediate impulses when they and a peer rely on each other to get a reward than when they're left to their own willpower, new research indicates.
    URLhttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/01/200114104024.htm
    PersonsEsther Herrmann
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