Could human results be compared to animal results?

     Their was an experiment that teachers had performed on kindergardners. Every kid had gotten a marshmalllow. But they had received another marshmallow if they had waited without eating a marshmallow. And whoever ate a marshmallow wouldn't get a second marshmallow. The kids who did waited without eating the marshmallow were considered successful in life because they seem to show more self discipline. The kids who didn't wait for their second marshmallow were considered not as much sccessful as the first group.
     Now if they had done the same experiment with baby monkeys or chimpansees (substituting the marshmallows with bananas) would they have the same results (considering that monkeys/ chimpansees are similar to humans)?

     RESULTS:
I had three kind of answers. The first theory that kids had was that many monkeys are considered like human and at times they could be even smarter than humans. So they said that if a monkey had self discipline than maybe they could be patient while in a tribe and maybe be the most friendly one or the popular ones that find a way to get along with others.
       The second theory was that people thought that chimpansees are wild so they are going to have a different look and have a different view on a few things. They are probably going to just go for what they want when they want it. So they thought that the results wouldn't be comparible.
        And the third theory was that many monkeys have been known on being able to do something for others instead of thinking of themselves. So is it a possibilities that different monkey mothers could be teaching or raising their baby monkeys differently?? People that I've asked believed that they are. And like humans they get their own different point of view in things and grow up to know their own morals.

   My VIEW:
I believe that experiences in life could taint the results because evey body has a different meaning for success and not everybody thinks or act the same. Experiences and individuality taints the results of the experiment.


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