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Jeff Skinner
Recent research suggests that poorer children may be behaving rationally rather than impulsively in not delaying gratification as Mischel’s original study proposed
Oh Mr Mischel
What shall I do?
I’d like a mallow now
I won’t wait for two.
We’ve no jam today
Never mind tomorrow.
I eat a mallow when I can –
It’s difficult to swallow.
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