A College Student Has Volunteered to Tutor Students in a First-Grade

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Multiple Choice

A college student has volunteered to tutor students in a first-grade classroom. She hopes to gain a realistic picture of the everyday behavior of these students. However, every time she enters the classroom, the students all stop what they are doing and run up to her begging her to tutor them next. This college student will probably never get a realistic picture of a typical first grader's school day because of the

• A)observer bias.
• B)observer effect.
• C)self-fulfilling prophecy.
• D)anthropomorphic error.

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Definitions:

Stereochemistry

The study of the three-dimensional structures of molecules, focusing on the spatial arrangement of atoms and the implications for the chemical behavior of the compounds.

Fischer Projection

A method of drawing organic molecules to represent three-dimensional structures in two dimensions, showing configurations around chiral centers without requiring wedges or dashes for bonds.

(S)-2-bromobutane

A chiral compound characterized by its specific three-dimensional arrangement, with the bromine atom on the second carbon in its structure.

Enantiomer

One of two stereoisomers that are mirror images of each other but cannot be superimposed, usually differing in optical activity.