CinemaOSMovie · 2018 · 0h 3m

The Marshmallow Test

100%(1)AnimationDocumentary

The marshmallow test became the poster child for the idea that there are specific personality traits that are stable and consistent. And this drives Walter Mischel crazy. "That iconic story is upside-down wrong," Mischel says, "That your future is in a marshmallow. Because it isn't."

Directed byMarcie LaCerte

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 3m
Language
EN
Released
September 27, 2018
Studios
NPR

Featuring

Cast & crew

1 credited
Starring

Alix Spiegel

Host

Creative team
Directed by
Marcie LaCerte
Marcie LaCerte

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