According to Mischel's theorizing, which of the following methods would be the best way to stop yourself from eating a piece of delicious chocolate cake?
A) smelling the cake to trick yourself into thinking that you ate it
B) telling yourself repeatedly that chocolate tastes bad
C) thinking about the chocolate cake as a piece of brown plastic
D) imagining how good the cake tastes to replace the actual desire to eat it

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Mischel's theory, particularly highlighted in his famous "marshmallow test," suggests that the best way to resist temptation is through cognitive transformation of the stimulus. This involves changing the way one thinks about the tempting object, such as imagining the chocolate cake as something unappealing (e.g., a piece of brown plastic), rather than focusing on its desirable aspects. This cognitive re-appraisal helps in reducing the object's appeal and thus aids in resisting the temptation.

According to Mischel's Theorizing, Which of the Following Methods Would