Suppose a Professor Counts the Final Exam as Being Equal

question 66

Multiple Choice

Suppose a professor counts the final exam as being equal to each of the other tests in her course, and she will also change the lowest test score to match the final exam score if the final exam score is higher. If a student's four test scores are 82, 75, 55, and 92, what is the lowest score the student can earn on the final exam and still obtain at least an 80 average for the course? ​

• A)76
• B)96
• C)87
• D)83
• E)79

Recognize the adaptiveness of relying on social categories for cognitive efficiency and survival.

Identify the effects of various cognitive biases, including hindsight bias, self-serving bias, and the just-world hypothesis.

Understand how attitudes are formed and their components (cognitive, behavioral, emotional).

Examine the role of cultural differences in attributions, attitudes, and biases.

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Confidence Interval

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Non-Normal Population

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