Two friends are taking the same psychology course. One day over coffee they have an argument about the value of operant conditioning in the treatment of mental illness. Each provides valid arguments for his point of view. It is likely that the argument will:
A. cause them to do better on an exam testing the material, because they will have formed new associations using the concepts involved
B. cause them to do better on an exam testing the material only if they go back and reread the material
C. cause them to do worse on an exam testing the material, because the competition of the argument will distract them from the material
D. cause them to do worse on an exam testing the material, because they will remember their friend's counterarguments better than the actual material
Answer: A
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