Ms. Webster tells students, "The author of our history textbook knows what he's talking about. He's a well-respected scholar whose specialty is the period we're reading about this month: colonial America." Although such a statement might certainly be beneficial in some respects, it has which one of the following drawbacks?

A) It will promote negative rather than positive transfer of the subject matter.
B) It will decrease the likelihood that students engage in comprehension monitoring.
C) It is unlikely to foster a disposition to critically evaluate textbook content.
D) It will predispose students to use algorithms rather than heuristics while studying.


C

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