Ms.Honeywell is an elementary school teacher who maintains that in her thirty-five years of experience, boys just tend to do better at math than girls.Recently, she has read a number of studies that show that girls and boys actually have about the same level of math ability.Based on information about how teachers create and sustain self-fulfilling prophecies, what is Ms.Honeywell most likely to think about the study results?

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Ms. Honeywell is most likely to stick to her original belief and disregard the study results, as she has a self-fulfilling prophecy that boys are better at math. This means that she may unconsciously provide boys with more opportunities for math success, leading to them outperforming girls in her classes. Therefore, she is unlikely to accept the study results that challenge her belief. Choice A suggests that she is accepting the study results, which contradicts the information provided. Choice C suggests a complete reversal in her belief, which is also unlikely. Choice D is irrelevant to the question at hand as it discusses reading ability rather than math ability.

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