The children in the study were divided into three groups. The first group was left alone and told to play the game as best they could.

实验中的儿童被分为三组，第一组玩游戏时无人监视，仅仅被要求尽力而为；第二组的孩子们也被要求尽力而为，同时还被告知，有一个特别的人要来看着他们。