Freire Did Very Poorly on His Last Arithmetic Test

question 61

Multiple Choice

Freire did very poorly on his last arithmetic test.The tendency to make the fundamental attribution error might lead his sixth-grade teacher to conclude that Freire did poorly because

• A) he is unmotivated to do well in school.
• B) the test covered material that had not been adequately covered in class.
• C) his parents had an argument the evening before the test.
• D) he was not given enough time to complete the test.

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Definitions:

Generate

To bring into existence; to produce or create something, especially by a process of thought or imagination.

Sequence

An ordered list or arrangement where items are consecutively positioned based on certain criteria.

Modus Ponens

A form of logical argument where a premise, if true, inevitably leads to a particular conclusion.

Modus Tollens

A logical argument form where if the consequent is not true, then the antecedent cannot be true; often formatted as "If P, then Q. Not Q, therefore not P."