4B - How hungry are you?

What I chose for my inquiry question this week is what if one of the kids was or wasn't hungry? I think that this is one of the most important parts of this test because this could completely change the results from what they actually are. If one of the kids just ate right before they went to take this test then there would be a greater chance of them not eating the marshmallow or the candy they use for the test. Also the opposite if one of the kids didn't eat for a while then there would be a higher chance of them wanting to eat the candy and then changing the test results. That is just one of the ways that the test could be effected, another way would be if the kids were in a good or a bad mood that day. Little kids have mood swings and if you tell them not to do something then they might want to go against what you say and not listen to you for example eating the marshmallow. Or if the kid wasn't feeling well then they might want to eat or might not want to eat. One last reason that I came up with as to why this test might be affected is that some of the kids might not like marshmallow or the candy they give out so they might just not want to eat it or want something else. Not everyone is the same and some of the kids might just want to eat it now instead of waiting 15 minuets for another one. After reading and watching the video I don't believe that testing kids this way will show gratification because everyone is different with how they act, this shows who is hungry and wants to eat a marshmallow.