Why do many students conclude that they should never change answers on a multiple-choice test?

a. The first impulse really is right, most of the time

b. They easily remember times when they changed a right answer to a wrong one.
c. They are overlooking base-rate information.
d. They are following a maximizing strategy instead of a satisficing strategy.


b

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