tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203110337754630589.post1432209770322786854..comments2024-03-23T06:43:45.246+10:00Comments on 1735099: Jellybeans in the Jungle - Episode 5Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203110337754630589.post-33666002072345998222010-03-26T18:23:20.029+10:002010-03-26T18:23:20.029+10:00I'd heard of this before - and it is hardly a ...I'd heard of this before - and it is hardly a surprising result. I guess the interesting part would be the explanation for this - <br />"Their performance varied widely. Some broke down and rang the bell within a minute. Others lasted 15 minutes."<br />I'm sure it's learned skill - the army taught me that - but what part of the early upbringing of those four year-olds explains the wide variation in performance? Nature or nurture - or a combination of both? Maybe some of the kids didn't like marshmallows?1735099https://www.blogger.com/profile/17945140949290600423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203110337754630589.post-49730397963507487542010-03-25T19:43:29.309+10:002010-03-25T19:43:29.309+10:00Completely and utterly off topic, but interesting ...Completely and utterly off topic, but interesting nonetheless:<br /><br />http://articles.sfgate.com/2006-05-09/opinion/17294721_1_self-control-experiment-human-natureBoy on a bikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14452119541546978454noreply@blogger.com