Author Question: If you wanted to encourage kindergartners to delay gratification, research indicates that an ... (Read 241 times)

saraeharris · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

If you wanted to encourage kindergartners to delay gratification, research indicates that an effective strategy would be to:

a. Tell them that how well they behave at the end of the day is really what counts
b. Ask them to focus on how good it feels to do something nice for a classmate
c. Talk about how their learning efforts today will pay off in the years to come
d. Occasionally remind them that they will get a bigger reward if they wait for an hour or two

Question 2

Healthier eating habits make people feel better and give them more energy over the long run. Yet many people do not improve their eating habits, especially if healthful foods are difficult and time-consuming to prepare. Three of the following are possible explanations for the lack of improvement (i.e., behavior change) in people's eating habits. Judging from what you have learned about instrumental conditioning, choose the alternative that is not a likely explanation.

a. Extrinsic reinforcers are usually more effective than intrinsic reinforcers.
b. Eating junk food also has its reinforcers.
c. From a cost-benefit perspective, change is not worthwhile.
d. Reinforcement (in the form of feeling healthier) is delayed.