Suppose You Have a Choice Between Setting Firm (No-Exceptions) Deadlines

question 83

Multiple Choice

Suppose you have a choice between setting firm (no-exceptions) deadlines to finish part of your work each month, or a deadline to finish all of it at the end of the semester. What are the probable consequences of either choice?

• A) On the average, you will do equally well with either choice.
• B) You will probably do better work if you set the monthly deadlines.
• C) You will probably do better work if your work is due only at the end of the semester.
• D) Men would tend to do better with monthly deadlines, and women would tend to do better with the end-of-the-semester deadline.

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