Professor Kruger Grades Students' Papers with a Red Pen

question 217

Multiple Choice

Professor Kruger grades students' papers with a red pen. Professor Myer grades students' papers with a blue pen. Assuming the quality of students' papers in their classes is the same, one would expect that

• A) Prof. Kruger's students will work more diligently on their papers
• B) Prof. Kruger will find more mistakes on students' papers
• C) Prof. Meyer's students will be less likely to read the comments on their papers
• D) Prof. Meyer's students will have worse writing skills than Prof. Kruger's students

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