i don't see how this would piss her off at all though really. like even if you were right, would you expect her to break down or simply say "oh nice spotting, i'll change that for you. 76%." or she could remove the mark from everyone to be fair, or award it to everyone although i'm sure no-one else got it wrong. 

or maybe she will just be like, nope not gonna do it, and then do nothing about it and nothing happens

but no this is totally something worth going ape shit about . 

you can begin to see the differences in how people study and take tests by how they respond to this problem.

I would have figured she wanted me to say true. that's how I take tests, I answer questions how I think the professor wants me to answer them. it's not an ideal method but I find it's the most reliable. studying/testing doesn't really help me retain material anyway

yeah, this is what i came here to post. as a student, some of the most important things you can learn are how to manipulate teachers and how to think like other people do. to do well on a test, you don't even necessarily have to know the material if you just really know the teacher and you understand the methods used to create the questions.

if i was given that question, i would have known what was expected. most teachers would probably think of "true" as being correct. and i mean, it pretty much is. even if the question seems controversial or ambiguous in your mind, you have to think, "would the teacher really think so deeply into this question like i am? would they recognize that the statement is not always true?" and probably the teacher wrote the sentence in a few seconds as a quick point on the test (maybe to make it an even 50 questions or something; i mean come on, it's a true/false question--those are pretty much just filler), not really thinking about it. as the person taking the test, you obviously will think more carefully about the questions, and a good test-taker would know when or when not to examine problems closely. if your teacher stressed the point in class or you know the teacher to be a clever, sneaky person who wants you to fail, then you would have to assume the answer to a controversial/ambiguous question would be the one that is less obvious.

EDIT: so yeah the best thing to do is to go to the teacher and be like "um hey can i ask you about one of the test questions? i don't mean to be fussy about this, but i wanted to point out that narcotic use does not lead directly to addiction in some cases, and the question could probably have been written in a less ambiguous way...". learn to manipulate people and suck up to them and you will do better in life

EDIT2: plus, what kind of psych class are you taking? with questions like that it must be super easy. i mean, i'm taking a basic psychology class right now (high school, senior level. i'm taking AP psych next year when i'm a junior), and it's probably harder than what you're doing... yet i can't imagine ever getting a 75% on a psych test. and then your first instinct is to pick out an easy question that you missed and act all pissy about it on the internet? i don't really want to seem degrading here but umm you are a child.

EDIT2: plus, what kind of psych class are you taking? with questions like that it must be super easy. i mean, i'm taking a basic psychology class right now (high school, senior level. i'm taking AP psych next year when i'm a junior), and it's probably harder than what you're doing... yet i can't imagine ever getting a 75% on a psych test. and then your first instinct is to pick out an easy question that you missed and act all pissy about it on the internet? i don't really want to seem degrading here but umm you are a child.

M-Mei...

ouch, called a child by a 15 year old

M-Mei...

E...Eric! I-i didnt mean for yuo to see me like this...... >_____<;;'

to do well on a test, you don't even necessarily have to know the material if you just really know the teacher and you understand the methods used to create the questions.

this might be true in middle school, but wait until you get to 10th and 11th grade and they start using mostly short answer or complex multiple choice questions. actually this may never happen if your state has low education standards. in any case I didn't mean to say that it makes test taking a breeze, it just prevents you from losing points for not giving all the information or interpreting the question incorrectly

this might be true in middle school, but wait until you get to 10th and 11th grade and they start using mostly short answer or complex multiple choice questions. actually this may never happen if your state has low education standards. in any case I didn't mean to say that it makes test taking a breeze, it just prevents you from losing points for not giving all the information or interpreting the question incorrectly

umm i am in 10th grade and i am in entirely honors and AP classes and i am in one of the top school districts in the country. i've been taking complex multiple choice & essay tests since i was in like 7th grade. good test taking skills will help you throughout your entire schooling.

EDIT: and actually, multiple choice tests were exactly the type i was thinking about. if you know that the teacher usually puts one answer that's obviously not correct, one that is probably not correct, and two that are similar in structure and principle but only one of them is true... well then you can figure out what the correct answer is. it's a pretty basic multiple choice strategy but that, combined with other teacher-specific strategies, can help you get by.

it was a joke but you did say "you don't even necessarily have to know the material if you just really know the teacher and you understand the methods used to create the questions"

that 'joke' wasn't very funny mister. do you think you are an April FOOL or something?? because this is October 2009 bi*tch!! & congrats. on quoting me correctly w/o using the "Quote" Button......?!

have you hit puberty yet

have you hit puberty yet

of course not; i am perpetually 11 years old dont you know??

actually the "inconvenient truth" (heh.hehe) is that i started puberty at age 9 :<

no i'm assuming one true or false question wouldn't make much difference and you're assuming all the questions were weighted equally

i wasn't aware you were even in the double digits

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