Ann Taught Many of Her Classmate How to Complete the Problems

question 162

Multiple Choice

Ann taught many of her classmate how to complete the problems in their statistics class. But, she is really worried about the exam because she needs a high mark to maintain the average required to keep her scholarship. She barely passed the exam although she knew the material. This probably occurred because

• A)teaching other students meant that she did not encode the information deeply enough.
• B)a strong fear of failure generally makes a person perform better on challenging tasks.
• C)anxiety made it difficult for her to attend to the exam.
• D)keeping her scholarship was not a good motivator for success.
• E)she was overconfident in her knowledge of the material.

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Definitions:

Alkaline

Having a pH greater than 7, indicating a base where concentration of hydroxide ions is greater than that of hydrogen ions.

Blood

A body fluid in humans and other animals that delivers necessary substances such as nutrients and oxygen to the cells and transports metabolic waste products away.

pH

A scale measuring the acidity or alkalinity of a solution, where 7 is neutral, values below 7 are acidic, and values above 7 are alkaline.