When Researchers Studied Delay of Gratification Using Simple Tasks with Food

question 54

Multiple Choice

When researchers studied delay of gratification using simple tasks with food rewards, they found that chimpanzees are ____.

• A)far better at it than humans
• B)far worse at it than humans
• C)about the same at it as humans
• D)about the same at it as humans, though they are more capable than humans of improving their ability to delay gratification

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