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paulddraper on June 4, 2018 | parent | context | favorite | on: The Marshmallow Test: What Does It Really Measure?

Yes, this studies suggests that is precisely the correlation.

As for causation, see Confounding Variable [1]. The hypothical Willpower gene is the root cause of your wealth and your child's willpower.

[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confounding

arpa on June 4, 2018 [–]

Keyword being hypothical though. If there's a study where genetics are controlled, we could then talk about causation. Before that we both have an opinion at best.

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