Elf Test 1 - Reading
Reading test based on the article "Delayed Gratification"
- 1.
The initial goal of the experiment with the marshmallows was to:
- A.
Find out which kids would be able to delay gratification
- B.
Identify the mental processes that allowed for delayed gratification
- C.
Identify the personalities of kids who could delay gratification
- D.
Identify which kids would do better in later life
Correct Answer
B. Identify the mental processes that allowed for delayed gratification -
- 2.
Mischel compared his model of personality with the metaphor of a car making a screeching noise because:
- A.
Of interactionism
- B.
Car mechanics work with cars as psychologists work with people
- C.
Specific conditions create the screeching noise just as people's responses depend on particular conditions
- D.
Unless the mechanic can give the screech a context, he’ll never find the broken part
Correct Answer
C. Specific conditions create the screeching noise just as people's responses depend on particular conditions -
- 3.
Mischel believes that the importance of the marshmallow experiment is that it:
- A.
Focuses on raw intelligence as a predictor on how well kids will do later in life
- B.
Measures will-power or self-control
- C.
Forces kids to focus on how to get the second marshmallow
- D.
Allows kids to focus on controlling part of their world
Correct Answer
C. Forces kids to focus on how to get the second marshmallow -
- 4.
According to the article why are some kids better able to delay eating the marshmallows? Because (choose the answer that is most applicable)
- A.
They have better self-control
- B.
They know they can get more marshmallows if they wait
- C.
They know that this is a test and they want to do better
- D.
They are smarter than the other kids
- E.
They badly wanted the marshmallow
Correct Answer
A. They have better self-control -
- 5.
Mischel believes the personality traits (choose the answer that is most applicable)
- A.
Are fixed and cannot be changed
- B.
Are independent and can be modified
- C.
Can be determined by Rorschach tests
- D.
Depend on the context, on circumstances
- E.
Determine how well a kid will do later in life
Correct Answer
D. Depend on the context, on circumstances -
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