Professor Guavita gives surprise quizzes on a random schedule.Professor Hoggatt gives the same number of quizzes,but gives them once a week on Mondays.Assuming the quizzes are of equal difficulty,whose students would be under more stress?
A) Professor Guavita's students
B) Professor Hoggatt's students
C) The stress would be equal for both groups.
D) There is no way of predicting stress levels in this situation.

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Professor Guavita's students would be under more stress because they would never know when the surprise quizzes would happen, and therefore would have to constantly be prepared. On the other hand, Professor Hoggatt's students could anticipate the quizzes every Monday and have time to adequately prepare.

Professor Guavita Gives Surprise Quizzes on a Random Schedule