Donna,an Inexperienced Examiner,wants to Encourage the Individuals to Whom She

Donna,an inexperienced examiner,wants to encourage the individuals to whom she is administering a particularly difficult test of problem solving.Because she is nervous about her own skills,she decides the easiest method is to compliment each test taker exactly 10 times,regardless of whether they are giving correct or incorrect responses.What might be expected?

A) Motivation to respond will decrease and problem solving will worsen.
B) Performance will improve for those who like the examiner and worsen for those who dislike the examiner.
C) Because the praise is given at random,it is unlikely to have an effect.
D) Test takers will be distracted by the praise and will have to ask the examiner to repeat questions.

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