Respond to the following
Imagine you were invited to take the test as a child. Predict how you would have responded to the test. Would you have been able to exercise willpower and self-regulation? Why or why not? What techniques might you have used to delay gratification?
Refer to Skinner’s behaviorist theory. Based on your response to the marshmallow test, what might Skinner have to say about your personality? Incorporate 2 or more of the following terms in your response:
Reinforcement (positive, negative, continuous, intermittent)
Punishment (not to be confused with negative reinforcement)
Social control
Self-control
