Charles Has Been Asked to Make a Judgment as to How

question 3

Multiple Choice

Charles has been asked to make a judgment as to how long a line is and state it publicly to a group of others.He indicates that he believes the line is 20 cm long.The four other people in the group all state they think it is around 7 cm long.Charles is then given a chance to change his answer if he wants.What is Charles most likely to do in this case?

• A)He is likely to change his answer to around 7 cm long as well.
• B)He is likely to change his answer to longer than he originally predicted.
• C)He is likely to change his answer to halfway between his original guess and the guess of the group.
• D)He is not likely to change his answer and sticks with his 20 cm long response.

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