Devon and Missy speak with their professor about their relative contributions to a group project. Each is absolutely certain of her own dedication and commitment to the project, and each criticizes the other for not contributing as much. According to information in this chapter, a smart professor will ask for details about what each young woman did at every stage of the project rather than count on each one's estimated amount of contribution. Why?

Explanation: A smart professor is presumed to have sufficient experience in terms of contribution from each of the project participants, as well as sufficient experience in human vanity. This means that it is smart and painless for a smart professor to request reliable information and details about achievements at every stage of the project from young, aspiring and furious colleagues. Reliable details will accurately demonstrate the contributions of both young colleagues, while their personal evaluation of achievements can always highlight their own efforts and merits, while the same efforts and merits of the other may be neglected.