Colin has high reading comprehension abilities, as measured by his scores on the verbal SAT. Stefan has only average reading comprehension. Both Connor and Stefan read a series of unfamiliar text passages, and then answer reading comprehension questions about the passages. For the items for which Connor and Stefan both express an average certainty rating of 75%, you would expect that

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BConnor and Stefan's average certainty rating of 75% suggests they both believe they will get about 75% of the questions correct. Given Connor's high reading comprehension abilities, it's reasonable to expect he would achieve this accuracy. Stefan, with only average reading comprehension, might also reach this level of accuracy on the items they are both equally certain about, possibly because these items align better with his understanding or are easier. The question does not provide enough information to conclude that either would be overconfident or underconfident, making options C and D less likely without further context.

Colin Has High Reading Comprehension Abilities, as Measured by His