Your Roommate Seems to Have a Bit of a Problem

question 15

Multiple Choice

Your roommate seems to have a bit of a problem with time management and ends up studying all night for an exam or writing a paper. She usually tells you that she did great on her exam after studying all night. From your knowledge, is she accurate in her assessment? How do students who pull all-nighters generally perform?

• A) Worse than their initial assessment
• B) About how they thought they would
• C) Much better than their initial assessment
• D) The data are equivocal so there really is no answer

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