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Sergio Da Silva1, Bruno Moreira2, Newton Da Costa1
1Graduate Program in Economics, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianopolis SC, 88049-970, Brazil.
Plos One
|December 10, 2014
Abstract:
We replicate the Stanford marshmallow experiment with a sample of 141 preschoolers and find a correlation between lack of self-control and 2D:4D digit ratio. Children with low 2D:4D digit ratio are less likely to delay gratification. Low 2D:4D digit ratio may indicate high fetal testosterone. If this hypothesis is true, our finding means high fetal testosterone children are less likely to delay gratification.

