Young Children Asked to Produce Verbal Self-Instruction While Resisting Taking

Multiple Choice

Young children asked to produce verbal self-instruction while resisting taking a peek at a collection of toys

A) were more likely to resist looking at the toys than children who sat silently, but only if the content of the speech was relevant to the task (e.g., "I must not turn around.") .
B) were more likely to resist looking at the toys than children who sat silently, but only if the content of the speech was irrelevant to the task and served to distract the children (e.g., repeating nursery rhymes) .
C) were more likely to resist looking at the toys than children who sat silently, regardless of the content of the self-instruction.
D) were no more likely to resist looking at the toys than children who sat silently.