The Authors of Your Text Report That a College Professor

question 134

Multiple Choice

The authors of your text report that a college professor asked students to list either two or ten ways to improve the course. Because students used the availability heuristic, which group of students gave the professor the highest course ratings overall?

• A) The ratings were actually the same.
• B) The students who were asked to list ten improvements
• C) The students who were asked to list two improvements
• D) The students who skipped listing any improvements

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