The Classic "Marshmallow Experiment" and Follow-Up Studies Demonstrated That

question 30

Multiple Choice

The classic "Marshmallow Experiment" and follow-up studies demonstrated that

• A)delay of gratification by young children was related to several negative outcomes in adulthood.
• B)sugar intake has little impact on children's hyperactivity.
• C)the more sweets young children with ADHD consume when unsupervised,the greater the likelihood that they will have traffic violations as adults.
• D)marshmallows are more reinforcing than Oreos for children with ADHD but not for nondisabled children.

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Definitions:

Volcker Disinflation

A monetary policy strategy employed by the Federal Reserve under Chairman Paul Volcker in the late 1970s and early 1980s, aimed at reducing the high levels of inflation through high interest rates.

Long-Run Phillips Curve

Represents the relationship between inflation and unemployment when the economy is at its natural rate of unemployment, typically showing no trade-off between inflation and unemployment in the long run.

Short-Run Phillips Curve

An economic model illustrating a temporary inverse relationship between the rate of unemployment and the rate of inflation, providing insights into monetary policy's impact.

Volcker Disinflation

A policy period in the early 1980s during which Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker significantly raised interest rates to reduce inflation.