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Re: For many years, theoretical economists characterized humans as ration [#permalink] New post   04 Sep 2022, 08:07
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For Q1,
While I agree that all the other options in Q1 are wrong with some doubt over option C - I eliminated because it says "views" whereas there is only one view - human are selfish

In Option D - describe a study that apparently challenges theoretical economists’ understanding of human economic behavior
Isn't the primary purpose to correct the humans aren't purely acting with selfish motive? study is just a part and not primary purpose of the passage
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Re: For many years, theoretical economists characterized humans as ration [#permalink] New post   08 Sep 2022, 14:58
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For Q1,
While I agree that all the other options in Q1 are wrong with some doubt over option C - I eliminated because it says "views" whereas there is only one view - human are selfish

In Option D - describe a study that apparently challenges theoretical economists’ understanding of human economic behavior
Isn't the primary purpose to correct the humans aren't purely acting with selfish motive? study is just a part and not primary purpose of the passage

In the first paragraph, the author introduces an idea and a study that challenges that idea. In the second paragraph, he/she goes further into detail about that study.

The author never actually states that the theoretical economists have been disproven, or "corrects" their view with a direct statement. He/she just lays out the facts of the study, and those facts challenge the theoretical economists.

So, describing the study, and how it interacts with the view of the theoretical economists, IS the primary purpose of the passage. (D) is the correct answer to question 1.

I hope that helps!
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