Walter Mischel Theory

Do you think you have what it takes to be successful in life? According to Walter Mischel, kids who have willpower will have a higher rate of being successful in life. To be able to prove his theory, Mischel came up with an experiment call “The Marshmallow Experiment”. Due to his Mischel’s experiment, scientists have come to the conclusion that kids, or adults, who have willpower will be more likely to be more successful in life because they will be more patient and self-control than those who do not possess the two abilities. Mischel believe the more patient can also lead to kids being able to pay more attention in class. By doing the marshmallow experiment, not only will it show if the kids have any willpower, but can also show their personality and the environment at home. Patient and self control are some of the keys to success. Those who have patient are willing to wait and work hard. Scientists were convinced that the difference between a child who wait thirty seconds and a child who have the ability to wait fifteen minutes was that the high delayer had an SAT score that was, on average, 210 higher than kid who could not wait. Mischel once stated, “self-control explains more of the individual variation in success than IQ scores” (source 1). Although the vast majorities of the kids try to come up with strategies to help extend their
Mischel proved this theory with an experiment call “The Marshmallow Experiment”. Due to his Mischel’s experiment, scientists were convinced that kids, or adults, who have willpower will be more likely to be more successful in life due to they will be more patient and self-control. Mischel believe the more patient can also lead to kids being able to more focus in class. By doing the marshmallow experiment, not only will it show if the kids have any willpower, but can also show their personality and the environment at