The Marshmallow Test：Mastering Self-Control

棉花糖實驗

——作品介紹——

所謂“棉花糖實驗”，是斯坦福大學博士Walter Mischel1966年到1970年代早期在幼兒園進行的有關自制力的一系列心理學經典實驗。在這些實驗中，小孩子可以選擇一樣獎勵（有時是棉花糖，也可以是曲奇餅、巧克力等等），或者選擇等待一段時間直到實驗者返回房間（通常為15分鐘），得到相同的兩個獎勵。
在後來的研究中，研究者發現能為偏愛的獎勵堅持忍耐更長時間的小孩通常具有更好的人生表現，如更好的SAT成績、教育成就、身體質量指數，以及其他指標。然而現在有疑問提出，自制力，而非戰略策劃能力（strategicreasoning），是否是影響行為的因素之一。

丹 尼爾·戈爾曼（Daniel Goleman）的暢銷書《情商》（Emotional Intelligence）也提到了棉花糖實驗。棉花糖實驗是TED演講的主題。《紐約客》亦曾發表一篇相關的討論長文。美國科普電視節目 “Radiolab”，還專門做了一檔關於棉花糖實驗的節目。

A child is presented with a marshmallow and given a choice: Eat this one now, or wait and enjoy two later. What will she do? And what are the implications for her behavior later in life?

The world's leading expert on self-control, Walter Mischel has proven that the ability to delay gratification is critical for a successful life, predicting higher SAT scores, better social and cognitive functioning, a healthier lifestyle and a greater sense of self-worth. But is willpower prewired, or can it be taught?

In The Marshmallow Test, Mischel explains how self-control can be mastered and applied to challenges in everyday life--from weight control to quitting smoking, overcoming heartbreak, making major decisions, and planning for retirement. With profound implications for the choices we make in parenting, education, public policy and self-care, The Marshmallow Test will change the way you think about who we are and what we can be.

——作者介紹——

Walter Mischelholds the Robert Johnston Niven chair as professor of humane letters in psychology at Columbia University. He is the author of more than two hundred scientific papers as well as the coauthor of Introduction to Personality, now in its eighth edition. He has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and has won the Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award of APA and the Grawemeyer Award for Psychology. He lives in New York.

Product Details

Hardcover: 336 pages

Publisher: Little, Brown and Company (September 23, 2014)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0316230871

ISBN-13: 978-0316230872

Product Dimensions: 6.2 x 1.1 x 9.5 inches