Itzhak is trying to decide whether to take art history from Professor Nguyen or from Professor Molyneaux. He looks up the past grading distributions for both professors. They both give 50 percent As and Bs. Professor Nguyen says that he gives 20 percent As and Professor Molyneaux says that he gives 30 percent Bs. ____________ predicts that Itzhak will take the class from Professor ____________.
A) The framing effect; Molyneaux
B) The framing effect; Nguyen
C) Affective forecasting; Molyneaux
D) Affective forecasting; Nguyen

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The framing effect suggests that people's decisions are influenced by how information is presented to them. In this case, Professor Nguyen presents the information in terms of the percentage of As he gives, while Professor Molyneaux presents the information in terms of the percentage of Bs he gives. This framing could lead Itzhak to perceive Professor Molyneaux as an easier grader, even though both professors have similar grading distributions overall. Therefore, according to the framing effect, Itzhak may choose to take the class from Professor Molyneaux. Affective forecasting, on the other hand, is the prediction of one's emotional state in response to an upcoming event. This is not directly relevant to the scenario given.

Itzhak Is Trying to Decide Whether to Take Art History