When Jenny was 6, she would wake her parents up at 4:00 a.m. on her birthday to open her presents. Now that she is 15, she waits until everyone is up and has eaten breakfast before opening her presents. Jenny has developed __________.

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Jenny's waiting until everyone is up and has eaten breakfast before opening presents demonstrates self-control, which is the ability to regulate one's own behavior in order to achieve a goal. Her previous behavior of waking her parents up at 4:00 a.m. on her birthday demonstrates a lack of self-control, but her current behavior shows that she has developed this skill over time. Tolerance for frustration, delay mechanisms, and control over her life may all be related to self-control, but they are not specifically demonstrated in this scenario.

When Jenny Was 6, She Would Wake Her Parents Up