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10. LISTEN AGAIN TO PART OF THE LECTURE. THEN ANSWER THE QUESTION. 
(Professor) 
So what on earth is an opossum? 
(Student) 
Is that the same possum as the one that gets into your garbage cans 
here in the U.S.? 
(Professor) 
Aha! Take a look at this picture. 
WHY DOES THE PROFESSOR SAY THIS: 

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(Professor) 
Aha! Take a look at this picture. 
11. LISTEN AGAIN TO PART OF THE LECTURE. THEN ANSWER THE QUESTION. 
 (Professor) 
OK, so I grew up calling them possums, and as far as I’m concerned you 
can call them what you always have, or you can go around and try 
correcting everyone else. You make that choice for yourself. But, as a 
representative of the academic establishment, I guess I should call things 
by their agreed upon names, so opossum it is. 
WHY DOES THE PROFESSOR SAY THIS: 
 (Professor) 
But, as a representative of the academic establishment, I guess I should 
call things by their agreed upon names, so opossum it is. 
12. LISTEN AGAIN TO PART OF THE LECTURE. THEN ANSWER THE QUESTION. 
 (Professor) 
 
I see a few hands raised, and I’m going to ask for your patience for just a 
second. I want to finish this description, and then I’ll take any questions 
that I haven’t already answered.
WHAT DOES THE PROFESSOR MEAN WHEN SHE SAYS THIS: 
 (Professor) 
 
I see a few hands raised, and I’m going to ask for your patience for just a 
second.
13. LISTEN AGAIN TO PART OF THE LECTURE. THEN ANSWER THE QUESTION. 
 (Professor) 
 
We can’t assume that we understand how animals think. Let me just 
reiterate the importance of that for future reference, because one of the 
biggest mistakes students make when studying animals, even in upper-
division courses, is attributing human motivations to animal behavior.