Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT132 S2 Q1 Explanation

In a recent study, a group

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Stimulus

In a recent study, a group of young children were taught the word "stairs" while walking up and down a flight of stairs. Later that day, when the children were shown a video they all called the ladder stairs.

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
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Which one of the following principles is best illustrated by the study

Answer choices

  1. Wrong Trigger2% picked this

    When young children repeatedly hear a word without seeing the object denoted by the word, they sometimes apply the word to objects

    The children in the study did see the stairs.

  2. Too Strong1% picked this

    Young children best learn words when they are shown how the object denoted by the

    The best time for young children to learn words is not discussed in the study.

  3. Unsupported Comparison0% picked this

    The earlier in life a child encounters and uses an object, the easier it is for that child to learn how not to

    The study doesn’t provide a basis for asserting something that involves how early in one’s life something occurs.

  4. Correct96% picked this

    Young children who learn a word by observing how the object denoted by that word is used sometimes apply that word to a

    Why this is right

    This describes the behavior of the children in the study.

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

  5. Too Strong0% picked this

    Young children best learn the names of objects when the objects are present at the time the children learn the words and when

    The best time for young children to learn words is not discussed in the study.

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