Research on temptation demonstrated that children could successfully resist the temptation to eat a cookie in an effort to obtain the delayed payoff of two cookies. These children focused on ________ thoughts.
A) hot
B) cool
C) warm
D) cold

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Research on temptation has shown that individuals who successfully resist temptation tend to focus on cool, rational thoughts about the delayed payoff and the potential negative consequences of giving in to temptation. Therefore, the best choice is B - cool thoughts.

Research on Temptation Demonstrated That Children Could Successfully Resist the Temptation