The Stanford Marshmallow Experiments on Delay of Gratification Demonstrated That

question 140

Multiple Choice

The Stanford Marshmallow Experiments on delay of gratification demonstrated that children could successfully resist the temptation to eat a marshmallow in an effort to obtain the delayed payoff of two marshmallows.These children were able to distract themselves from the marshmallow by focusing on _____.

• A)hot thoughts
• B)cool thoughts
• C)positive thoughts
• D)negative thoughts

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Definitions:

Inequality

A mathematical statement indicating that two expressions are not equal, often involving symbols such as < (less than), > (greater than), ≤ (less than or equal to), or ≥ (greater than or equal to).

Linear Inequality

A mathematical expression involving a linear equation that uses inequality signs (like <, >, ≤, ≥) instead of an equal sign.

Linear Inequality

An inequality which involves a linear function and includes relations like greater than, less than, or equal to.

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