Mischel and Mischel's (1987) Famous Marshmallow Task, in Which Children

question 15

Multiple Choice

Mischel and Mischel's (1987) famous marshmallow task, in which children were given a choice to either eat one marshmallow immediately or wait for the chance to get a second marshmallow, represents a type of _______, which measures children's ability to forgo an immediate, smaller reward for a larger reward later.

• A) inhibition-reward paradigm
• B) emotional control task
• C) delay of gratification task
• D) psychological limits assessment
• E) opportunity-reward test

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