When Children's Ability to Delay Gratification Was Tested, the Researchers

question 24

Multiple Choice

When children's ability to delay gratification was tested, the researchers found that ___________ children were better able to regulate their behavior, that __________ were able to wait longer before "peeking", and there ___________ a gender difference in the likelihood that a child would peek at some point.

• A) older; girls; was not
• B) younger; girls; was
• C) older; boys; was
• D) younger; boys; was not

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Definitions:

Visuospatial Sketchpad

The proposed component of working memory that maintains visual or spatial information.

Episodic Buffer

A component of the working memory model that integrates information from different sources and modalities, maintaining a sense of chronological flow.

Phonological Loop

A component of working memory model that deals with the brief storage of verbal content, including both words and numbers.

Self-terminating Search

A search strategy that stops as soon as a solution to the problem is found.