Recall Two Longitudinal Studies That Each Examined a Single Trait

Multiple Choice

Recall two longitudinal studies that each examined a single trait in childhood and examined its relation to later outcomes in life: the study of childhood aggressiveness by Huesmann et al. (2009) and the study of childhood "delay of gratification" by Mischel et al. (1988) .Which of the following best summarizes the results of those studies?

A) Both childhood aggressiveness and childhood delay of gratification were predictive of important outcomes.
B) Only childhood aggressiveness was predictive of important outcomes.
C) Only delay of gratification was predictive of important outcomes.
D) Neither childhood aggressiveness nor childhood delay of gratification were predictive of important outcomes.
E) The relation of these traits to later outcomes depended on the children's religion.