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How much you earn can be predicted in new ways

Studies are showing that delays in instant gratification can be more reliable than race, gender, and even education in determining the future affluence of a person.


Recent studies are using mathematical equation programs to rank established predictions of future affluence, like education, occupation and the Marshmallow Test to determine what is more accurate.


The Marshmallow Test is commonly used to predict behavioral patterns of children. While some children prefer instant gratification by receiving one marshmallow, others are willing to wait for two. Dr. William Hampton at Temple University in Philadelphia has discovered that the treat is a behavioral variable that may be more predictive in income prediction. Scientists already knew that children in the United States have more opportunity in social mobility, career progression, and personal happiness. Now there is a behavioral trait, patience, which a child can nurture in order to improve their standard of living. The notion that creating a culture where children learn to pass on small rewards in favor of better ones to come will foster more successful adults is a question to further study.


Frontiers in Psychology (2018)

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