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08 Jun 2018, 09:01
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A small dose of a widely used tranquilizer allows people to lie during lie detector tests without being discovered. The stress responses that lie detector tests measure can be inhibited by the drug without noticeable side effects. One of the implications of this fact is that the drug can also be effective in reducing stress in everyday situations.
An assumption of the passage is that
A. Tranquilizers are always an effective treatment for stress
B. The inhibition of stress responses increases subjective stress
C. Stress as measured by a lie detector is similar to everyday stress
D. Persons how lie during a lie detector test always display signs of stress
E. It is not desirable to reduce stress in everyday situations
An assumption of the passage is that
A. Tranquilizers are always an effective treatment for stress
B. The inhibition of stress responses increases subjective stress
C. Stress as measured by a lie detector is similar to everyday stress
D. Persons how lie during a lie detector test always display signs of stress
E. It is not desirable to reduce stress in everyday situations
26 Jun 2021, 12:15
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
To show the implication from the facts presented, that the tranquilizer can be effective in reducing stress in everyday situations one must assume that the stress in the everyday situation is treatable in the same way as the stress responses measured by the lie detector. The third response most closely describes this assumption and is the correction answer.
A is incorrect. The passage discusses one situation where a specific tranquilizer is effective in inhibiting stress responses. However, there is no implication or assumption that tranquilizers in general are always an effective treatment for all kinds of stress. The second answer choice is incorrect. The passage presupposes that the inhibition of stress responses indicates a reduction in stress. Thus, there is no assumption in the passage that an inhibition of the response increases subjective stress. D is also incorrect. The passage leaves open the possibility that there are people who display no signs of stress when lying. In addition, the passage states that tranquilizers will allow a person to lie without displaying signs of stress. The last answer choice is incorrect. The passage deals with the effects of a mild tranquilizer on stress. For the statements in the passage to be true, it is not necessary to make assumptions about whether or not it is desirable to reduce stress in everyday situations.
General Discussion
08 Jun 2018, 11:03
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A. Tranquilizers are always an effective treatment for stress..Irrelevant
B. The inhibition of stress responses increases subjective stress...Irrelevant
C. Stress as measured by a lie detector is similar to everyday stress....Correct
D. Persons how lie during a lie detector test always display signs of stress..Irrelevant
E. It is not desirable to reduce stress in everyday situations ....Irrelevant
B. The inhibition of stress responses increases subjective stress...Irrelevant
C. Stress as measured by a lie detector is similar to everyday stress....Correct
D. Persons how lie during a lie detector test always display signs of stress..Irrelevant
E. It is not desirable to reduce stress in everyday situations ....Irrelevant
