Logical Reasoning

PT133 · S3 · Q13 Like a genetic profile

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Like a genetic profile, a functional magnetic-resonance image (fMRI) of the brain can contain information that a patient wishes to keep private.

Given

Like a genetic profile, a functional magnetic-resonance image (fMRI) of the brain can contain information that a patient wishes to keep private.

An fMRI of a brain also contains enough information about a patient’s skull to create a recognizable image of that patient’s face.

A genetic profile can be linked to a patient only by referring to labels or records.

13.

The statements above, if true, most strongly support which one of the following?

  1. It is not important that

    Unsupported Relationship

    Labels are applied to genetic profiles, but the statements do not indicate whether that is true for fMRIs of patients’ brains.

    2% picked this

  2. Correct

    An fMRI has the potential

    Why this is right

    An fMRI has the potential to compromise patient privacy when someone (or a software program) could recognize the patient’s face, while the same is not true for genetic profiles.

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

    86% picked this

  3. In most cases patients cannot

    Too Strong

    The statements discuss some risks to patient privacy, but they do not indicate the likelihood that patient information will be kept private.

    1% picked this

  4. Most of the information contained

    Unsupported Relationship

    The statements do not indicate that there is any overlap between the information contained in an fMRI of a person’s brain and that person’s genetic profile.

    9% picked this

  5. Patients are more concerned about

    Out of Scope

    The concern of patients is not discussed in the statements.

    2% picked this

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