This works on adults too, as it happens. People are most satisfied when they're offered a relatively small number of choices. If you offer them no choice at all

This works on adults too, as it happens. People are most satisfied when they're offered a relatively small number of choices. If you offer them no choice at all, they're generally dissatisfied because they feel a lesser sense of ownership and assume that there's probably a better option that they weren't offered. If you offer them too much choice, the perceptual costs of processing alternatives skyrockets and there's far greater opportunity for post-choice introspection and buyer's remorse. Easy, inconsequential choices can significantly improve satisfaction in many contexts. https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/18ec/2947a5358610a2215412f310b507865ad455.pdf https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/18ec/2947a5358610a2215412f3...