SAT scores have not risen during the past few decades, but overall grades in school have; the most likely explanation for this is __________.
A. student performance in school has changed for the better, and the students are demonstrating greater levels of achievement
B. student performance in school seems to have improved because more students consider it acceptable to cheat on exams
C. instructors have become more lenient, awarding higher grades for the same performance, known as "grade inflation"
D. independent measures of achievement, such as the SAT, are harder tests than they used to be a decade ago
Answer: C
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