Felicity Scored 98 Percent on Her First Statistics Exam,while Baxter

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Multiple Choice

Felicity scored 98 percent on her first statistics exam,while Baxter scored only 35 percent.Felicity studied really hard in an attempt to score 100 percent on the next exam.Baxter decided he wasn't going to be successful in the course,so he didn't study at all.On the second exam Felicity scored 89 percent,while Baxter scored 42 percent.What does this reflect

• A) Both Felicity's and Baxter's scores reflect the impact of a self-fulfilling prophecy. 
• B) Felicity is experiencing a "sophomore slump," while Baxter is experiencing a "junior jump." 
• C) Both Felicity and Baxter experienced a placebo effect. 
• D) Both Felicity's and Baxter's scores reflect regression toward the mean.

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