1. Expanded Study
1.1. Reason
1.1.1. The researcher discovered that there was a correlation between school performance and the ability to resist the temptation
1.2. Hypothesis
1.2.1. High will power is correlated with general success
1.3. How it was conducted
1.3.1. The children of the first experiment were followed for many years. Their performance is different areas was measured.
1.4. Findings
1.4.1. The children who exhibited will power in the initial study were more successful in life, had better education, better income and even better health and relationships.
2. Initial Study
2.1. Reason
2.1.1. The researcher noticed that his daughters were able to delay gradification around the age of four.
2.2. Hypothesis
2.2.1. Around the age of four we start developng will power and delay gradification.
2.3. Details about the experiment
2.3.1. Children were put in an empty room .
2.3.2. They were given a plate with a marshmellow/oreo cookie.
2.3.3. They were told that if they wait and not eat what is on the plate, they would be rewarded.
2.4. Findings
2.4.1. The children who could resist the temptation were indeed around the age of four, but not everyone resisted the temptation
3. Conclusions from both experiments
3.1. Both experiments demonstrated the importance of developing strong will power.
3.2. It was found that children who resisted the temptation had different strategies to help them
3.2.1. These strategies could be taught to young children to develop will power.
3.2.1.1. It has not been studied whether this "tricks" are proven efficial.