The Authors of Your Text Report That a College Professor

question 57

Multiple Choice

The authors of your text report that a college professor asked students to list either two or ten ways to improve the course.Because students used the availability heuristic, which group of students gave the professor the highest course ratings overall?

• A) They were actually the same.
• B) the students who were asked to list ten improvements
• C) the students who were asked to list two improvements
• D) the students who skipped listing any improvements

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Definitions:

Source Amnesia

A memory disorder characterized by an inability to remember where, when, or how previously learned information has been acquired, while retaining the factual knowledge.

New Locker

A newly issued secure storage compartment for personal items, typically found in schools, gyms, or workplaces.

Encoding Failure

A situation in the memory process where the brain fails to create a strong memory link to information, making it difficult to recall later.

Motivated Forgetting

The subconscious or conscious act of forgetting or suppressing information that is too painful, embarrassing, or unpleasant to remember.