In an Updated Version of the Marshmallow Study, the Children

question 55

Multiple Choice

In an updated version of the marshmallow study, the children who ate the marshmallows before the full 15 minutes of waiting was over

• A)had poor self-control.
• B)no longer saw a point in waiting for something that probably wasn't going to happen anyway.
• C)were angry at the researcher.
• D)thought that they would get more marshmallows anyway.

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Definitions:

Argon

A noble gas element with atomic number 18, colorless and odorless, used in lighting and welding due to its inertness.

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A common name for sodium bicarbonate, a chemical compound used in baking as a leavening agent.

Elemental Symbol

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Platinum

A chemical element with the symbol Pt and atomic number 78, a dense, malleable, ductile, highly unreactive, precious, silverish-white transition metal.