In a longitudinal study, parents rated their 4-year-old child’s attention span. Children who had more ability to maintain focused attention and persisted when faced with difficulty ______.

a. were more prone to anxiety disorders by age 14
b. were able to excel across academic fields, but suffered in their ability to engage in comfortable social interaction with others
c. had higher math and reading achievement at age 21 and a greater chance of college completion by age 25
d. engaged in fewer antisocial behaviors and had much lower rates of divorce in adulthood


Ans: C

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