Conscientiousness is high on most

Answer choices

1. A

   Correct71% picked this

   People who shirk their workplace responsibilities are less likely to keep the jobs they have, so there are more

   Why this is right

   The raw numbers here are completely irrelevant. It wouldn't matter which group there was numerically more of, because the study was talking about one group being less likely to find a job than the other. Whenever we express things as rates or probabilities or percentages or likelihoods, it doesn't matter what the underlying population size is in real numbers. This study is reporting something like, "only 25% of conscientious people were able to find a job within five months, whereas 45% of non-conscientious people were able to". It makes no difference what the real number is for each of those groups.

   Skill tested: Paradox · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.

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2. B

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   Conscientious people tend to have a greater than average concern with finding the job most suited to

   This gives a reason why conscientious people are more likely to take more than five months to find a job: they're picky! Whereas the un-conscientious will take whatever job they're offered, the conscientious people won't settle. They'll take 8 months if that's what it takes to find the 'right' fit.

   7%
3. C

   Helps Explain5% picked this

   Resentment about having been laid off in spite of their conscientiousness leads some people to

   This gives a reason why conscientious people are less likely to get a job: they're bad at job interviews! They feel so disrespected and under-appreciated from their former job, that they vent frustration and hostility at their job interviews and thus they fail to make a good enough impression to get hired.

   5%
4. D

   Helps Explain5% picked this

   People who are inclined to shirk their workplace responsibilities are more likely to exaggerate their credentials, leading prospective employers to believe

   This gives a reason why un-conscientious people are more likely to get a job sooner: they'll lie about their qualifications. While the conscientious people will tell the truth like, "No, I don't know any programming languages", the un-conscientious will be like, "Sure, I know C++ and Javascript. No prob." Thus, the un-conscientious will be more likely to get hired, since the employer will be impressed by their (fake) credentials.

   5%
5. E

   Helps Explain11% picked this

   Finding a job is less urgent for the conscientious, because they tend to

   This gives a reason why conscientious people are more likely to take more than five months to find a job: they saved up money / they're less desperate. Whereas the un-conscientious will take whatever job they're offered, because they need money desperately, the conscientious people won't settle. They'll take 8 months if that's what it takes to find the 'right' fit. They're not stressed for money yet because they were very responsible and saved up a large "rainy day" fund.

   11%