What did psychologists observe preschoolers trying to practice?
The Marshmallow Test

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English, Social Studies
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11th Grade
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Hard
James Lloyd
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
self-control
immediately
temptation
achievement
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What exists between a child's ability to delay gratification and their future success?
reward
practice
correlation
gratification
3.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Mischel discovered that adolescents who delayed gratification as children were more...
self-reliant
frustrated
intelligent
confident
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞: The 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 _____ a great deal of 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.
delayed
conducted
resisted
garnered
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What were the children who didn't eat the marshmallow able to resist?
attention
temptation
application
motivation
6.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Who is Joachim de Posada? Answer: He is a(n) _____.
psychologist
author
motivational speaker
adolescent
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which key word means to 'give in?'
transpire
assert
critical
succumb
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