It is well known that youngsters try new career paths, but it is still

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It is well known that youngsters try new career paths, but it is still not clear what motivates them to do so. Previous job research suggests that both the lucrativeness of a new career and the way it is advertised affect youngster's perceptions of the career's growth risk (the possibility that the career will not grow as youngsters expect and/or will not provide the desired benefits).  Some of this research  has concluded that a relatively high lucrative factor will reduce a youngster's perception of the growth risk associated with choosing a particular career, while other  studies  have reported that lucrativeness has little or no effect on perceived career growth risk. These are conflicting findings, but can be explained keeping in mind how a career is advertised.

The presentation of an advertised message has a marked effect on the relationship between lucrativeness and perceived career growth risk. And when we talk of advertisement, the credibility of the source of an advertised message, in this case, the employer is another factor affecting perceived growth risk. One study found that the greater the source credibility, the lower the youngster's perception of the risk of pursuing an advertised new career. However,  past research  suggests that the relationship between source credibility and perceived growth risk may be a little more complex affair- source credibility may affect lucrativeness in a subtle way to affect youngsters' judgments of the growth risk associated with an advertised career.    1 
 1. According to the passage, the studies ( Highlighted ) reported which of the following about the effect of lucrativeness on youngsters' perception of the growth risk associated with a new career?

(A) Although most youngsters regard lucrativeness as an important factor, their perception of the growth risk associated with a new career is ultimately determined by the employer's reputation.
(B) Lucrativeness interacts with the presentation of an advertised message to affect perceived growth risk.
(C) Lucrativeness does not significantly affect youngsters' perception of the growth risk associated with a new career.
(D) Youngsters tend to regard lucrativeness as more important than the employer's credibility when they are joining that employer for the first time.
(E) Youngsters are generally less concerned about a new career's growth risk when that career is relatively lucrative.

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 2. The 'past research' mentioned in ( Highlighted text ) suggests which of the following about perceived growth risk?

(A) The more lucrative a new career is, the more likely youngsters may be to credit advertised claims about that career.
(B) The more familiar youngsters are with a particular employer, the more willing they may be to assume some risk in the trying of new career being advertised by that employer.
(C) Youngsters' perception of the growth risk associated with a new career being advertised may be influenced by an interplay between the career's lucrativeness and the employer's credibility.
(D) Youngsters may be more likely to believe that a career will grow as it is advertised to grow when they have taken up careers with a particular employer before.
(E) The lucrativeness of a particular advertised career may have less impact than the employer's credibility on youngsters' assessment of the growth risk associated with that career.

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 3. The passage is primarily concerned with

(A) challenging the implications of previous research into why youngsters try new careers.
(B) suggesting new employment strategies for attracting youngsters to new careers.
(C) reconciling two different views about the effect of lucrativeness on youngsters' willingness to try new careers.
(D) describing a new approach to researching why youngsters try new careers.
(E) discussing certain findings regarding why youngsters try new careers.

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 4. Which of the following, if true, would most tend to weaken the conclusions drawn from 'some of this research' ( Highlighted )?

(A) In a subsequent study, youngsters who were asked to evaluate new careers with relatively less lucrativeness had the same perception of the career's growth risk as did youngsters who were told about the same careers having more lucrativeness.
(B) In a subsequent study, the quality of the advertising for the careers that youngsters perceived as having a lower growth risk was relatively high, while the quality of the advertising for the careers that youngsters perceived as having a higher growth risk was relatively poor.
(C) In a subsequent study, the careers that youngsters perceived as having a lower growth risk were less lucrative than the very lucrative careers in the previous research.
(D) None of the youngsters involved in this research had ever before taken up careers provide by the employers involved in the research.
(E) Researchers found that the higher the source credibility for a career, the more youngsters were willing to try it.

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Naila02 · Answer

Sajjad1994  ,  bm2201  could you please give some clarifications to 4th question?

PrachiMaloo · Answer

Can anyone explain Questions 3 and 4?

rohan19 · Answer

Naila02   PrachiMaloo

"Some of this research" concludes that a youngster's perception of the growth risk associated with choosing a particular career is affected by it's lucrative factor. A high lucrative factor associated with a particular career will reduce a youngster's perception of the growth risk associated with choosing that particular career. So to weaken the conclusion, we have to show that a youngster's perception of the growth risk associated with choosing a particular career does not depend on it's lucrative factor.
 Option A clearly mentions that.
So Answer is Option A

bM22 · Answer

Hi  Naila02 ,  PrachiMaloo ,

3. The passage is primarily concerned with

(A) challenging the implications of previous research into why youngsters try new careers.
(B) suggesting new employment strategies for attracting youngsters to new careers.
(C) reconciling two different views about the effect of lucrativeness on youngsters' willingness to try new careers.
(D) describing a new approach to researching why youngsters try new careers.
  (E) discussing certain findings regarding why youngsters try new careers.

Explanation: Author begins the passage with: "It is well known that youngsters try new career paths, but it is still not clear what motivates them to do so..." and then goes on to discuss the studies that have been done to understand the same. Throughout the passage we can see that the author mentions multiple findings regarding why youngsters try new careers. Thus E is the correct answer. Other options can also easily eliminated as we cannot infer author challenging/reconciling, suggesting/describing new strategies.

4. Which of the following, if true, would most tend to weaken the conclusions drawn from 'some of this research' (Highlighted)?

(A) In a subsequent study, youngsters who were asked to evaluate new careers with relatively less lucrativeness had the same perception of the career's growth risk as did youngsters who were told about the same careers having more lucrativeness.  
(B) In a subsequent study, the quality of the advertising for the careers that youngsters perceived as having a lower growth risk was relatively high, while the quality of the advertising for the careers that youngsters perceived as having a higher growth risk was relatively poor.
(C) In a subsequent study, the careers that youngsters perceived as having a lower growth risk were less lucrative than the very lucrative careers in the previous research.
(D) None of the youngsters involved in this research had ever before taken up careers provide by the employers involved in the research.
(E) Researchers found that the higher the source credibility for a career, the more youngsters were willing to try it.

Explanation: Consider the lines - " Some of this research has concluded that a relatively high lucrative factor will reduce a youngster's perception of the growth risk associated with choosing a particular career , while other studies have reported that lucrativeness has little or no effect on perceived career growth risk."

The conclusion drawn from the highlighted sentence is that a high lucrative factor could reduce a youngster's perception of the growth risk associated with choosing a particular career. Now we are asked to weaken this conclusion. So, we need to look for an option that presents an argument that a relatively high lucrative factor  might not  reduce a youngster's perception of the growth risk associated with choosing a particular career.

Option A, present a similar argument that youngsters who were asked to evaluate  new careers with relatively less lucrativeness  had the  same perception of the career's growth risk  as did  youngsters who were told about the same careers having more lucrativeness.

Thus, A is the correct answer.

Hope This Helps.
Thanks.

jigar16496 · Answer

question no -2 explanation

Sajjad1994 · Answer

Explanation

2. The 'past research' mentioned in (Highlighted text) suggests which of the following about perceived growth risk?

Difficulty Level:   600

Explanation

The passage discusses the relationship between different factors—lucrativeness of a career, the way it is advertised, and source credibility—and how they influence youngsters' perceptions of the growth risk associated with choosing a new career. The 'past research' mentioned in the second paragraph suggests that there is an interplay between the lucrativeness of a career and the credibility of the employer when it comes to influencing youngsters' judgments of growth risk.

The passage explains that source credibility affects how youngsters perceive the risk of pursuing a new career advertised by that employer. However, the relationship between source credibility and perceived growth risk is more complex, and it may also impact how youngsters judge the lucrativeness of the career. This implies that both the career's lucrativeness and the employer's credibility play a role in shaping youngsters' perceptions of growth risk.

Option (A)  is not directly suggested by the passage. While it mentions that lucrativeness may affect perceptions of growth risk, it doesn't explicitly state that youngsters would credit advertised claims about the career more if it's lucrative.

Option (B)  is not explicitly mentioned in the passage. The passage discusses the effect of source credibility on growth risk perception, but it doesn't directly address familiarity with a particular employer.

Option (D)  is not supported by the passage. There is no mention of youngsters' beliefs being influenced by whether they have taken up careers with a particular employer before.

Option (E)  is not entirely accurate. The passage suggests that both the lucrativeness of a career and the credibility of the employer are factors that influence youngsters' assessment of growth risk. It doesn't state that one has less impact than the other, but rather that they interact in a complex way.

Answer: C

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