As a result of a research; It was concluded that squid, like humans, chimpanzees, parrots, and crows, evolved for self-control.

The research concluded that cuttlefish have the ability to delay their pleasure for a better reward was published Tuesday in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B.

In the article written by Alexandra Schnell, the lead author of the study, it was stated that an adapted version of the Marshmallow experiment was applied to squid.

The Marshmallow experiment is a delaying pleasure test done by Stanford psychologist Walter Mischel. In the test, children are presented with a prize, and it is said that if they do not receive this prize at the moment, they will receive another of the same prize.