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'''Walter Mischel''' (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]]. He is best known for the [[Stanford marshmallow experiment]], a study on delayed gratification.

== Early Life and Education ==
Mischel was born in [[Vienna]], Austria, in 1930. He emigrated to the United States in 1938. He received his bachelor's degree from [[New York University]] in 1951 and his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from [[Ohio State University]] in 1956.

== Career ==
Mischel began his career as a clinical psychologist. He joined the faculty at [[Stanford University]] in 1958, where he conducted the Stanford marshmallow experiment. In 1983, he moved to Columbia University, where he continued his research on personality and self-control.

== Stanford Marshmallow Experiment ==
The Stanford marshmallow experiment was a series of studies on delayed gratification in the late 1960s and early 1970s led by Mischel. In these studies, a child was offered a choice between one small reward provided immediately or two small rewards if they waited for a short period. The results of the study showed that children who were able to wait longer for the preferred rewards tended to have better life outcomes.

== Personal Life and Death ==
Mischel was married to Harriet Nerlove and they had three children. He died on September 12, 2018, in New York City.

== Legacy ==
Mischel's work has had a significant impact on the field of psychology, particularly in the areas of personality theory and social psychology. His research on delayed gratification has influenced understanding of self-control and its role in human behavior.

== See Also ==
* [[Personality psychology]]
* [[Social psychology]]
* [[Stanford marshmallow experiment]]

== References ==
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== External Links ==
* [http://www.columbia.edu/~wm2105/ Walter Mischel's Faculty Page at Columbia University]

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