Table 3.
Percent time toddlers exhibited self-regulation strategies during the unsolvable puzzle (challenge) task (n=12).
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| M | SD | M | SD | t | d | p | |
| Self-Soothing | 7.3 | 12.1 | 17.5 | 17.2 | −2.41 | 0.68 | 0.017 |
| Focus on Misfit Piece | 17.5 | 15.6 | 26.5 | 20.4 | −1.66 | 0.50 | 0.046 |
| Disruptive Behavior | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | −1.41 | 0.59 | 0.092 |
| Negative Self-Appraisal | 6.7 | 8.5 | 2.4 | 5.1 | 2.54 | 0.93 | 0.014 |
| Insistence on Completion | 0.7 | 1.4 | 11.2 | 16.2 | −2.15 | 0.91 | 0.028 |
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| Skepticism | 12.9 | 11.4 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 2.32 | 0.77 | 0.020 |
| Cognitive Reappraisal | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.2 | −0.62 | 0.13 | 0.270 |
| Self-Talk | 7.0 | 9.2 | 5.6 | 7.1 | 0.54 | 0.17 | 0.300 |
| Solicit Help | 2.6 | 4.0 | 1.16 | 2.0 | 1.04 | 0.44 | 0.161 |
| Alternate strategies | 7.8 | 7.1 | 8.5 | 11.6 | −0.18 | 0.07 | 0.427 |