Research on delay of gratification has found that delay can be enhanced if the
a. desired object is placed in front of the child.
b. child engages in distraction techniques.
c. child is punished for touching the desired object.
d. child focuses on the desired reward.
B
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On a fixed-interval schedule, reinforcement is given _______
a) after a set amount of time has passed b) after randomly varying amounts of time have passed c) after a set number of responses have been made d) after a varying number of responses have been made
Beth and Michael are the parents of three children. While all three children appear to be
in good physical condition and demonstrate sound intellectual skills, they have shown significant delay in social abilities. The schoolcounselor suggests that Beth and Michael might be putting too much pressure on the children to grow up too fast, too soon. David Elkind refers to this as the _________ child syndrome. a. gifted b. forgotten c. hurried d. quick-minded