Students Sometimes Change Their Answers on Multiple-Choice Questions

question 40

Multiple Choice

Students sometimes change their answers on multiple-choice questions. Many students believe that the most common outcome is that they change from the correct answer to a wrong answer, despite research that shows that students more often change from an incorrect answer to a correct one. What accounts for the strength of this erroneous belief?

• A)scientific thinking via logical deduction
• B)social cognition biases that distort their beliefs of their experiences
• C)a priori thinking-they reason that it would have been better to go with the first hunch or instinct
• D)none of the above-students in fact believe that they are successful when they change answers

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Definitions:

Sleep Cycle

A progression through various stages of NREM and REM sleep that repeats several times throughout a typical night's rest.

Theta Waves

Brainwave patterns associated with deep relaxation, meditation, and the early stages of sleep, typically in the frequency range of 4–7 Hz.

EEGs

A test that detects electrical activity in the brain using small, metal discs attached to the scalp.

Paradoxical Sleep

Another term for REM (Rapid Eye Movement) sleep, a phase of sleep characterized by rapid eye movements, more dreaming, and bodily movement.