Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT159 S1 Q16 ExplanationA recent study carefully tracked the specific behaviors

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Stimulus

A recent study carefully tracked the specific behaviors of five East African chimpanzee groups of one subspecies, and of two West African groups of another subspecies, in activities such as grooming and foraging. The study found that one of the East African groups was behaviorally more similar to the West African groups that these behaviors are determined by cultural factors rather than by genetics.

What this question is testing

Strengthen

Your task

Find the choice that makes the argument's conclusion more likely to be true.

Common trap

Answers that are consistent with the argument but add no real support, or that strengthen a claim the argument doesn't make.

Winning move

Locate the gap between evidence and conclusion, then pick the choice that closes it.

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The question
16.

Which one of the following, if true, provides the most support for

Answer choices, explained

  1. Correct65% picked this

    Chimpanzees sometimes copy the behavior of other chimpanzees, whether or not they are

    Why this is right

    Answer A is correct.

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

  2. Trap4% picked this

    Chimpanzees that are new to a group sometimes bring with them new behaviors as well

  3. Trap10% picked this

    The chimpanzee groups studied face different environmental challenges due to their different

  4. Trap16% picked this

    The behavioral differences in the chimpanzee groups studied are sufficient to make each group recognizably distinct

  5. Trap5% picked this

    Of the chimpanzee groups studied, the five East African groups live in closer proximity to each other than do

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