A number of studies performed primarily with students studying education and psychology suggest a generally held belief that more points are to be lost than gained by changing initial answers on multiple-choice tests. A survey of 442 undergraduate business students tended to confirm the results of a recent inquiry that implied business administration students appear to hold a similar belief.
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