Dr. Mischel is conducting an experiment with young children. He tells each child that they have a choice to make: They can have a cookie right now, OR they can wait ten minutes and get two cookies. Dr. Mischel appears to be measuring ____.
A)the children's planning fallacy
B)the children's levels of abstract decision making
C)whether the children are incremental theorists or entity theorists
D)the children's capacity to delay gratification

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Dr. Mischel's experiment, famously known as the Marshmallow Test, is designed to measure the children's capacity to delay gratification. This involves assessing their ability to wait for a better reward rather than opting for immediate satisfaction.

Dr Mischel Is Conducting an Experiment with Young Children