Experiments Testing Children's Ability to Delay Gratification Have Found That

question 62

Multiple Choice

Experiments testing children's ability to delay gratification have found that:

• A) the desire for immediate gratification is correlated with success in adult life
• B) a child's ability to delay gratification is determined by the perceived strength of that gratification
• C) children who are able to delay gratification develop into adolescents who can concentrate better than those who cannot
• D) a child's ability to delay gratification is unrelated to his or her eventual personality

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