In the Marshmallow Study, a Young Child Is Shown a Marshmallow

question 10

Multiple Choice

In the marshmallow study, a young child is shown a marshmallow and offered the following deal: "You may eat the marshmallow whenever you want to, but if you hold off and do not eat the marshmallow and instead wait until I return to the room in 15 minutes, then you will get a second marshmallow." The results showed that children who demonstrated higher self-control (i.e., they waited the 15 minutes) had:

• A)lower grade point averages.
• B)higher grade point averages.
• C)higher propensity to exhibit antisocial behavior.
• D)higher levels of obesity.

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