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The mind and the immune system have been shown to be intimately linked, and scientists are consistently finding that doing good deeds benefits one’s immune system. The bone marrow and spleen, which produce the white blood cells needed to fight infection, are both connected by neural pathways to the brain. Recent research has shown that the activity of these white blood cells is stimulated by beneficial chemicals produced by the brain as a result of magnanimous behavior.
The statements above, if true, support the view that
(A) good deeds must be based on unselfish motives
(B) lack of magnanimity is the cause of most serious illnesses
(C) magnanimous behavior can be regulated by the presence or absence of certain chemicals in the brain
(D) magnanimity is beneficial to one’s own interests
(E) the number of white blood cells will increase radically if behavior is consistently magnanimous
The statements above, if true, support the view that
(A) good deeds must be based on unselfish motives
(B) lack of magnanimity is the cause of most serious illnesses
(C) magnanimous behavior can be regulated by the presence or absence of certain chemicals in the brain
(D) magnanimity is beneficial to one’s own interests
(E) the number of white blood cells will increase radically if behavior is consistently magnanimous
19 Aug 2019, 02:37
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(A) good deeds must be based on unselfish motives
the paragraph says that doing good deeds benefits immune system---the paragraph doesn't talk about on what those good deeds should be based on
--irrelevant
(B) lack of magnanimity is the cause of most serious illnesses
we cant infer this from the passage ...we only know how these behaviors are beneficial
there is nowhere discussed in the passage about lack of these behaviors and their effects incorrect
(C) magnanimous behavior can be regulated by the presence or absence of certain chemicals in the brain
we only know from the passage that magnanimous behavior is helpful in the production of beneficial chemicals that help our immune system.
we have no knowledge about how these behavior are regulated---so this answer choice is incorrect
(D) magnanimity is beneficial to one’s own interests
this is the correct answer choice--- as a result of magnanimous behavior beneficial chemicals produced by the brain stimulate the behavior of white
blood cell that benefits the immune system(we can clearly infer that such behaviors are helpful). correct
(E) the number of white blood cells will increase radically if the behavior is consistently magnanimous.
magnanimous behavior help stimulate the working of white blood cells ....we don't know anything what effect these behaviors have on the number
of white blood cells ---incorrect
the paragraph says that doing good deeds benefits immune system---the paragraph doesn't talk about on what those good deeds should be based on
--irrelevant
(B) lack of magnanimity is the cause of most serious illnesses
we cant infer this from the passage ...we only know how these behaviors are beneficial
there is nowhere discussed in the passage about lack of these behaviors and their effects incorrect
(C) magnanimous behavior can be regulated by the presence or absence of certain chemicals in the brain
we only know from the passage that magnanimous behavior is helpful in the production of beneficial chemicals that help our immune system.
we have no knowledge about how these behavior are regulated---so this answer choice is incorrect
(D) magnanimity is beneficial to one’s own interests
this is the correct answer choice--- as a result of magnanimous behavior beneficial chemicals produced by the brain stimulate the behavior of white
blood cell that benefits the immune system(we can clearly infer that such behaviors are helpful). correct
(E) the number of white blood cells will increase radically if the behavior is consistently magnanimous.
magnanimous behavior help stimulate the working of white blood cells ....we don't know anything what effect these behaviors have on the number
of white blood cells ---incorrect
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Going to start off my thought process with stating that I was a bit confused by the tag to this question... In my attempts to practice must be true questions I came across this question. I believe this question is more of a main point must-be-true-hybrid more so than a traditional must be true question... If anyone else agrees/disagrees let me know.
Stimulus:
The mind and the immune system have been shown to be intimately linked, and scientists are consistently finding that doing good deeds benefits one’s immune system. The bone marrow and spleen, which produce the white blood cells needed to fight infection, are both connected by neural pathways to the brain. Recent research has shown that the activity of these white blood cells is stimulated by beneficial chemicals produced by the brain as a result of magnanimous behavior.
Question Stem: The statements above, if true, support the view that - i interpreted this as a main point, where I would be searching for a must be true answer choice that illustrated the author's conclusion/main point
(A) good deeds must be based on unselfish motives
Sure the word magnanimous is an antonym to selfish (so synonym to selfish), but because nothing in the stimulus hints at tying unselfish motives to good deeds to the extreme that this answer choice does "must be based on," this answer choice is wrong. The stimulus states that: "scientists are consistently FINDING that"
(B) lack of magnanimity is the cause of most serious illnesses
This is also not stated by the stimulus, that the "opposite" of: "research has shown...activity...beneficial chemicals...result of magnanimous behavior," is true. This could be true, but seems extreme to suggest causation, which is not done in the stimulus
(C) magnanimous behavior can be regulated by the presence or absence of certain chemicals in the brain
I was confused with this one and didn't mark this answer choice as a "loser" right away... but reading the choice again I interpreted this as the magnanimous behavior can be impacted/affected by the chemicals in the brain, which seems to be a mistaken reversal type answer choice. The stimulus states that the white blood cells are stimulus by chemicals that are produced as a result of the behavior...not that the behavior is regulated by the chemicals..
(D) magnanimity is beneficial to one’s own interests
This answer choice wasn't fully clear to me as the confusion of whether this question is a must be true problem vs. main point problem still biased my view...however, i believe this is the correct answer choice as one can deduce or infer from the stimulus that this answer choice is true and accurately captures the author's main point.
(E) the number of white blood cells will increase radically if behavior is consistently magnanimous
This is not mentioned in the stimulus, cant infer that they will increase rapidly..
Apologies if any of my explanations have any grammatical errors or run-on sentences. I am trying to capture my thought process as clearly as possible.
Cheers.
Stimulus:
The mind and the immune system have been shown to be intimately linked, and scientists are consistently finding that doing good deeds benefits one’s immune system. The bone marrow and spleen, which produce the white blood cells needed to fight infection, are both connected by neural pathways to the brain. Recent research has shown that the activity of these white blood cells is stimulated by beneficial chemicals produced by the brain as a result of magnanimous behavior.
Question Stem: The statements above, if true, support the view that - i interpreted this as a main point, where I would be searching for a must be true answer choice that illustrated the author's conclusion/main point
(A) good deeds must be based on unselfish motives
Sure the word magnanimous is an antonym to selfish (so synonym to selfish), but because nothing in the stimulus hints at tying unselfish motives to good deeds to the extreme that this answer choice does "must be based on," this answer choice is wrong. The stimulus states that: "scientists are consistently FINDING that"
(B) lack of magnanimity is the cause of most serious illnesses
This is also not stated by the stimulus, that the "opposite" of: "research has shown...activity...beneficial chemicals...result of magnanimous behavior," is true. This could be true, but seems extreme to suggest causation, which is not done in the stimulus
(C) magnanimous behavior can be regulated by the presence or absence of certain chemicals in the brain
I was confused with this one and didn't mark this answer choice as a "loser" right away... but reading the choice again I interpreted this as the magnanimous behavior can be impacted/affected by the chemicals in the brain, which seems to be a mistaken reversal type answer choice. The stimulus states that the white blood cells are stimulus by chemicals that are produced as a result of the behavior...not that the behavior is regulated by the chemicals..
(D) magnanimity is beneficial to one’s own interests
This answer choice wasn't fully clear to me as the confusion of whether this question is a must be true problem vs. main point problem still biased my view...however, i believe this is the correct answer choice as one can deduce or infer from the stimulus that this answer choice is true and accurately captures the author's main point.
(E) the number of white blood cells will increase radically if behavior is consistently magnanimous
This is not mentioned in the stimulus, cant infer that they will increase rapidly..
Apologies if any of my explanations have any grammatical errors or run-on sentences. I am trying to capture my thought process as clearly as possible.
Cheers.
