After the First Unit Test in an Education Class, Professor

question 16

Multiple Choice

After the first unit test in an education class, Professor Jones had students who received high scores study with students who received low scores. On this basis, he assigned Jorge, who scored 91%, to study with Consuela, who scored 65%. On the second test, Professor Jones observed that both Jorge and Consuela scored 75%; on the third test, Jorge scored 78% and Consuela scored 70%. Surprised by these results, the professor wondered if pairing students in this way was a bad strategy. The MOST plausible alternative explanation for these results is that:

• A) Jorge's and Consuela's scores were regressing to their means.
• B) Professor Jones has been deceived by appearances, biased by the availability heuristic.
• C) Professor Jones has fallen prey to the conjunction fallacy.
• D) Professor Jones is estimating after the fact, showing hindsight bias.

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Definitions:

Truth Conditions

The circumstances or criteria that must be met for a statement, proposition, or belief to be considered true.

Phonology

The branch of linguistics that deals with the systematic organization of sounds in languages.

Sounds Combined

The integration of individual auditory elements into complex recognizable patterns or speech.

Lexical Ambiguity

The idea that some words have different meanings; for example, bank can refer to the side of a river or to a financial institution.