Then Mischel discovered something really interesting.

后来米歇尔发现了一些非常有趣的事。

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In 1972, Professor Walter Mischel tested the willpower of 600 four-year-olds to six-year-olds.

1972年，沃尔特·米歇尔教授测试了600名4岁至6岁儿童的意志力。

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What the children are doing, says Mischel, is distracting themselves.

Mischel教授说，小朋友们其实是在分散自己的注意力。

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Mischel had nothing against hippies, but he wanted modern psychology to be rigorous and empirical.

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In 1958, Mischel became an assistant professor in the Department of Social Relations at Harvard.

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Unlike the broad traits supposedly assessed by personality tests, self-control struck Mischel as potentially measurable.

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