Suppose you turn in a paper that is graded by two professors. Professor Jones is very complimentary, whereas Professor Smith is very critical of your work. Generalizing from the results of a similar experiment described in the text, you would believe that Professor ________ is more intelligent, and you would like best Professor ________.

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Research has shown that people tend to rate those who evaluate them more critically as more intelligent, but they tend to like those who evaluate them positively better. Thus, you would believe Professor Smith (the critical one) is more intelligent but would like Professor Jones (the complimentary one) best.

Suppose You Turn in a Paper That Is Graded by Two