Logical Reasoning

PT4 · S4 · Q17 Zeida: Dr. Ladlow, a research psychologist

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Zeida: Dr. Ladlow, a research psychologist, has convincingly demonstrated that his theory about the determinants of rat behavior generates consistently accurate predictions about how rats will perform in a maze.

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.

17.

Which one of the following can be properly inferred from Anson’s argument?

  1. Dr. Ladlow’s evidence that his

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  2. Correct

    Psychologists who can derive consistently

    Why this is right

    Answer B is correct.

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

    65% picked this

  3. No matter how responsible psychologists

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  4. Responsible psychologists do not make

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    0% picked this

  5. Psychologists who accept the possibility

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