Dr. Snooky administers a psychological test to a group of children. She gives them a choice between eating a cookie now and eating three cookies if they can wait for 20 minutes. Most children chose to eat the single cookie immediately. Dr. Snooky is probably testing the children's ____.

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Dr. Snooky's experiment is designed to test delay of gratification, which refers to the ability to resist the temptation for an immediate reward and wait for a later reward.

Dr Snooky Administers a Psychological Test to a Group of Children