Topic > Marshmallow Test Analysis - 990

It's so interesting to watch our brains in action. The clock trick where the magician pressed the clock into multiple people's skin to make them feel like their clock was still there was probably my favorite part. They compared it to the way that when we stare at a light or even the sun there is an afterimage of the bright light. When the magician does this, he creates an illusion through diversion. How smart was the person who had the idea to use that concept in magic? As I watched the marshmallow test given to the children, I began to wonder what I would do if I took the test without knowing anything beforehand. I think they should do a test on teenagers, but instead of using marshmallows they use money or something that appeals to an older audience. Researchers in previous studies have said that people who resist temptation have fewer financial problems and an overall better life. I think it would be interesting for a group of scientists to build a test on adults and then compare it to what their lives are already like to determine whether that theory could be proven otherwise. The documentary explains how our perception is mainly based on our memory, but is partly based on our senses. I think our senses create our memory. For example, when we smell a certain smell that takes us back to our childhood. Our memory is made up of our senses. I think it's crazy how it's proven that we are more likely to fall in love with someone who is similar to us. You usually hear the saying “opposites attract,” so it's strange to see that perspective. Facial expressions play a huge role in how we appear to others. We judge people before we even get to know them, so when we see other people's facial expressions, does that make us assume how they are based on how we interpret their faces? Our brain knows more than us, however it can be fooled. There