Ann Taught Many of Her Classmate How to Complete the Problems

Multiple Choice

Ann taught many of her classmate how to complete the problems in their statistics class. But, she is really worried about the exam because she needs a high mark to maintain the average required to keep her scholarship. She barely passed the exam although she knew the material. This probably occurred because

A) teaching other students meant that she did not encode the information deeply enough.
B) a strong fear of failure generally makes a person perform better on challenging tasks.
C) anxiety made it difficult for her to attend to the exam.
D) keeping her scholarship was not a good motivator for success.
E) she was overconfident in her knowledge of the material.