Lara,who Is a Teaching Assistant for a Psychology Class,is Responsible

question 56

Multiple Choice

Lara,who is a teaching assistant for a psychology class,is responsible for evaluating student essays.One of the students brings his essay to her office and she can't help noticing the smell of alcohol on his breath.This is especially likely to reduce the accuracy and objectivity of Lara's evaluation if

• A) she has just read a sad story in the newspaper.
• B) she has one hour to grade the essay.
• C) she has only 10 minutes to grade the essay.
• D) she has low need for structure.

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Definitions:

Analogical Representation

A mental representation of one thing that is similar in some way to another; used in problem-solving and reasoning.

Propositions

Statements or assertions that express judgments or opinions which can be either true or false.

Symbolic

Pertaining to symbols or symbolism; using symbols to represent ideas or qualities.

Predicate

The part of a sentence or clause that expresses what is said about the subject and is usually made up of a verb with or without objects, complements, or adverbial modifiers.