Having a teacher you came to appreciate only after classes were well under way, or only after the course was over, demonstrates that

a. "thinĀ­slicing" can sometimes form the basis for more carefully reasoned judgments.
b. intuition is an important and reliable vehicle for making rational decisions.
c. a self-fulfilling prophecy has occurred.
d. first impressions are not always right.


ANSWER: d

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