During a Class Examination,the Course Instructor Notes That a Student

question 2

Multiple Choice

During a class examination,the course instructor notes that a student who usually does poorly in class tests has shaking hands,knocks over a bottle of water,breaks the points of two pencils,makes many erasures,and wrinkles her computer score sheet.The instructor concludes that the student has test anxiety.What type of reasoning is demonstrated by the instructor?

• A) Inductive reasoning
• B) Deductive reasoning
• C) Theoretical reasoning
• D) Faulty reasoning

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