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Walter Mischel ( German: [ˈmɪʃəl]; February 22, 1930 – September 12, 2018) was an Austrian-born American psychologist specializing in personality theory and social psychology. He was the Robert Johnston Niven Professor of Humane Letters in the Department of Psychology at Columbia University.
Walter Mischel (born February 22, 1930, Vienna, Austria—died September 12, 2018, New York, New York, U.S.) was an American psychologist best known for his groundbreaking study on delayed gratification known as “ the marshmallow test.”
Sep 21, 2018 · Walter Mischel, a revolutionary psychologist with a specialty in personality theory, died of pancreatic cancer on Sept. 12. He was 88.
Apr 30, 2019 · A decade ago, then-APS President Walter Mischel called on psychological scientists to get over the “toothbrush problem.” That was the term he used to describe researchers’ general resistance to using any theories but their own and their reluctance to build on someone else’s work.
Sep 14, 2018 · Sept. 14, 2018. Walter Mischel, whose studies of delayed gratification in young children clarified the importance of self-control in human development, and whose work led to a broad...
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Sep 13, 2018 · It is with great sadness that we announce the death of our dear colleague Walter Mischel on September 12, 2018. He was the Robert Johnston Niven Professor Emeritus of Humane Letters. Professor Mischel is revered for his work in self-regulation.
Sep 14, 2018 · September 14, 2018 at 6:40 p.m. EDT. The experiment was “simplicity itself,” its creator, psychologist Walter Mischel, would later recall. The principal ingredient was a cookie or a pretzel...
Nov 14, 2005 · Walter Mischel, psychologist who devised the ‘marshmallow test’ of delayed gratification (The Telegraph) Walter Mischel has research interests in personality structure, process, and development, and in self-regulation (aka willpower).
Dec 27, 2018 · Walter Mischel. A psychologist of great discipline who sometimes couldn’t wait before grabbing that second marshmallow. B. 1930. BY SUSAN DOMINUS. Picture a boy, 8 years old, assisting...
Sep 14, 2018 · The creator of the famed marshmallow test, Walter Mischel, died on Wednesday. He was 88 years old. A lovely, outgoing and highly original guy, he was among the most prominent American...
