Dr Kestler Always Gives Her Students a "Pep Talk" Before

Multiple Choice

Dr. Kestler always gives her students a "pep talk" before each major exam, emphasizing intelligence and preparation. Dr. Brown teaches the same course but does the opposite. He tells students to expect low grades on his difficult exams. Given research on priming, what do you predict?

A) Dr. Brown's students will try harder than Dr. Kestler's students.
B) Dr. Brown's students will perform better than Dr. Kestler's students on the exam.
C) Dr. Kestler's students will perform better than Dr. Brown's students on the exam.
D) There will be no difference in test performance between the two classes.