The purpose of the physical

Answer choices

1. A

   Correct86% picked this

   Successful predictions of human behavior do not constitute an understanding of

   Why this is right

   Answer choice (A) matches our rephrased conclusion and captures the argument's main point about the distinction between prediction and understanding in human behavior.

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

   86%
2. B

   Opposing Idea8% picked this

   One cannot predict an instance of human behavior without an understanding of the agent’s purpose in

   This contradicts the author's perspective by suggesting a necessity for understanding goals to predict behavior, which was not claimed in the passage.

   8%
3. C

   Inference-Bait2% picked this

   In some cases, but not in others, understanding an event consists in the ability to predict the

   This introduces an unstated idea, so it shouldn't be tempting as a match for our conclusion. Its weak language is meant to bait people who think they're doing a Most Supported question, rather than being asked to point to the explicit claim that counts as the Main Conclusion.

   2%
4. D

   Background4% picked this

   The goal of the physical sciences is to predict the order in which

   This restates a background fact about physical sciences, but does not capture the main conclusion, which concerns the nature of understanding human behavior.

   4%
5. E

   Assumption-Bait0% picked this

   The methods used to predict human behavior must involve reference to the psychological states

   This was never stated, so it should be unappealing as a match for our explicit conclusion. They are trying to bait us with something ELSE the author would probably believe. If she thinks that understanding human behavior requires knowing its goal, which is a psychological fact not a physical fact, then she would probably agree that predicting human behavior necessitates thinking about psychological states.

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