Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT116 S3 Q3 Explanation

In an experiment, tennis players

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Stimulus

In an experiment, tennis players who were told that their performance would be used to assess only the quality of their rackets performed much better than an equally skilled group of their tennis-playing talent would be measured.

What this question is testing

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Your task

Break the argument into its conclusion and evidence, then do exactly what the question stem asks with that structure.

Common trap

Answers that sound relevant to the topic but don't connect to the argument's actual reasoning.

Winning move

Predict what a right answer must do, then test each choice against the conclusion-evidence gap.

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The question
3.

The situation described above most closely conforms to which one of the

Answer choices

  1. Trap8% picked this

    People do less well on a task if they have been told that they will be closely

  2. Correct89% picked this

    People execute a task more proficiently when they do not believe their abilities

    Why this is right

    Answer B is correct.

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

  3. Trap0% picked this

    People perform a task more proficiently when they have confidence in

  4. Trap1% picked this

    People who assess their talents accurately generally perform near their actual

  5. Trap1% picked this

    People who think that a superior performance will please those who are testing them

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