棉花糖实验︰自控秘诀〔英汉〕.docVIP

棉花糖实验：自控的秘诀 文章来源|21世纪英语网 Minds over matter 棉花糖实验：自控的秘诀 The marshmallow, a white, cottony, sweet confection is synonymous with “temptation” in the US. This all began 50 years ago when psychologist Walter Mischel sat 5-year-old children down at a table and gave them a simple choice: they could eat one marshmallow now or, if they wait, receive two marshmallows later. 棉花糖——这种白色、松软的甜食——在美国却是“诱惑”的同义词。这一切源于50年前心理学家沃尔特?米歇尔的一个实验，他让一些5岁小孩子做出选择：是立刻吃掉一块棉花糖，还是等一会儿，然后得到两块棉花糖。 Mischel and his colleagues at Stanford wanted to understand the nature of self-control. If children could refrain from eating the mar