Self-control explained by the inventor of the famous 1960s marshmallow experiments
Walter Mischel holds 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.
The Marshmallow Test is a tour de force. Despite its
serious academic content, it wears its learning lightly ... this
book will make [Mischel] as much of a household name as his
marshmallows are. -- Natalie Gold * The Times *
This is a complex book that explores human nature, neuroscience and
genetics, enlivened by a sprinkling of anecdotes. It's also
a book that can show you how to change your behaviour: whether it's
finally setting up that pension, cutting your alcohol intake or
shunning the marshmallows for good. -- Rosamund Urwin * Evening
Standard *
This is a genial, optimistic book and a rather soothing read
... it provides an important and largely painless insight into a
profound transformation in psychology * The Sunday Times *
Walter Mischel is one of the most influential psychologists of
the 20th century, and The Marshmallow Test will make him one of
the most influential in this century, too. * Steven Pinker *
A top five psychology title * Independent on Sunday *
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