Hormones

Answer choices

1. A

   Out of Scope9% picked this

   review briefly the history of research into the relationships between gonadal and peptide hormones that has led

   Out of Scope: the history of research The author just states that, "prior to the present discussion, most discussions about how hormones influence behavior have focused on how gonadal hormones influence sexual behavior". She doesn't provide any history on the research that went into that finding. Also, peptides aren't even on the scene yet, so the point she's making about gonadal hormones is not the same as what she'll be saying later about peptide hormones.

   9%
2. B

   Too Strong: decry9% picked this

   decry the fact that previous research has concentrated on the relatively minor issue of the relationships

   We can keep this on a first pass, but ultimately it's too strong to say the author was decrying the previous focus of hormone discussions. It wasn't a tragic lament. It was just a statement. The author isn't necessarily blaming us for having limited our discussions to the relationship between gonadal hormones and sexual behavior. It's only NOW become clear that other hormones are worth talking about. And the author's first sentence wasn't complaining that previous research has concentrated on the relationship between hormones and behavior. It was "complaining" that previous research on the relationship between hormones and behavior has only focused on the relationship between gonadal hormones and sexual behavior.

   9%
3. C

   Correct67% picked this

   establish the emphasis of earlier research into the connections between hormones and behavior before elaborating on the results

   Why this is right

   This accurately describes both what the first sentence says (it establishes the emphasis of earlier research, which was generally limited to talking about how gonadal hormones affected sexual behavior) before then pivoting into the new research we're here to discuss (other hormones can also affect behavior!).

   Skill tested: Local Purpose · how this choice captures the passage's function is the move to repeat next time.

   67%
4. D

   Out of Scope: refuting13% picked this

   introduce a commonly held misconception about the relationships between hormones and behavior before refuting it with the results

   The author isn't refuting what's said in the first sentence. She's just adding onto it. Our discussions of how hormones influenced behavior usually only looked at how one type of hormone affected one type of behavior. But now we know about other hormones and other ways they can affect our behavior.

   13%
5. E

   Contradicted: recent research1% picked this

   summarize the main findings of recent research described in the passage before detailing the various procedures that

   The sentence about gonadal hormones is about past research, not recent research, so the author isn't summarizing recent research by talking about gonadal hormones.

   1%