The human emotional response presents

Answer choices

1. A

   Correct92% picked this

   Fred was watching a horror movie. Although he did not expect to be bothered by make-believe monsters, he nonetheless felt frightened when

   Why this is right

   This conforms to the idea that even though we don't believe we can be emotionally triggered by fake stuff, we can still have genuine emotional responses to stuff we know to be fictional. He knew these monsters were "make-believe", and thus did not expect to be bothered by make-believe monsters, but he nonetheless felt genuinely frightened by them.

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

   92%
2. B

   Unconnected to Principle2% picked this

   Tamara was reading Hamlet. Although she knew that it was a work of fiction, she still made statements such as “Hamlet was born in

   This is compatible with the principle (meaning, it doesn't contradict it), but it doesn't match what the principle is talking about. She knew that Hamlet was fictional, so we would want the answer to say "she didn't think Hamlet could emotionally trigger her, but it did". Instead, it just talks about her making dry, emotionless statements.

   2%
3. C

   Unconnected to Principle3% picked this

   Raheem thought that his sister was in the hospital. Although he was mistaken, he was nevertheless genuinely worried when

   This is compatible with the principle (meaning, it doesn't contradict it), but it doesn't match what the principle is talking about. Raheem thought his sister was actually in the hospital and was genuinely worried. This principle is about having genuine emotional reactions to stuff you know to be false.

   3%
4. D

   Weaker Match2% picked this

   Jeremy was upset by the actions that a writer attributed to a secret organization, although he considered it unlikely that

   This is almost mirroring the principle, but we're looking for someone having a genuine emotional reaction to something they know to be fictional, they know to be not actually true. This is saying Jeremy thought a certain writer's account was probably not actual, so it's in a weird gray area.

   2%
5. E

   Negation of Principle0% picked this

   Sandy was watching a film about World War II. Although the film’s details were accurate, it was nevertheless difficult for Sandy to

   Our principle is about having emotional reactions to stuff we know is not real. This answer is about lacking emotional reactions to something we know is real.

   0%