Re: Marshmallow test

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>>I had to post the marshmallow test to a few friends who brought up the
>>following point:
>>
>> Beth brings up a very valid point which anthropolists or statisticians
>> should not overlook. That is of course the fact that there may be a
>> correlation between those kids who just don't like marshmellows and
>> those that like them too much. Perhaps a quick study of this would
>> help to prove the theory that IQ is based on the degree to which a
>> child likes marshmellows.
>>
>>
>
>Dear Stephanie,
>
>With due respect to your friend she missed the point. The marshmallow test
>is NOT correlated with IQ. It is more strongly correlated than IQ with
>later life success both academic and otherwise.
>
>
The point is still valid regardless of IQ or later success. Besides how is
success defined?

--Matt

Matthew D. Joanis '98
"Hamjambo!"
Anthropology
St. Lawrence University
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http://it.stlawu.edu/~mjoanis
"Ipsa scientia potestas est"

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