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A study showed that, across a variety of office jobs, upgrades in aesthetic ratings (as determined by an objective scale) to an office resulted in greater increases in productivity from full-time employees than from temporary employees working under limited contracts. Interpreting these results, sociologists hypothesize that full-time employees identify more with their workspace than do temporary employees, and thus see visual improvements in the offices as reflecting on the value of their own profession contribution.
Which of the following, if true, most strongly supports the sociologists’ interpretation of the study?
A. Major ergonomic improvements to workstations result in productivity increases from all employees.
B. Many benefits, such as medical insurance and retirement benefits, are available to full-time employees and not to temporary employees.
C. After a significant aesthetic upgrades to an office, even full-time employees who report in surveys that the upgrade made “no difference” to them showed increases in productivity.
D. All scales for an employee’s perceived value to his company are correlated with the aesthetic rating of his office.
E. When a manager spends the extra money to beautify an office, she typically compliments employees by telling them that they’re worth the extra expense.
Which of the following, if true, most strongly supports the sociologists’ interpretation of the study?
A. Major ergonomic improvements to workstations result in productivity increases from all employees.
B. Many benefits, such as medical insurance and retirement benefits, are available to full-time employees and not to temporary employees.
C. After a significant aesthetic upgrades to an office, even full-time employees who report in surveys that the upgrade made “no difference” to them showed increases in productivity.
D. All scales for an employee’s perceived value to his company are correlated with the aesthetic rating of his office.
E. When a manager spends the extra money to beautify an office, she typically compliments employees by telling them that they’re worth the extra expense.
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Conclusion: sociologists hypothesize that full-time employees... see visual improvements in the offices as reflecting on the value of their own profession contribution.
Question type: Strengthen
Line of reasoning: Cause-Effect/Correlation
For full-time employees: Upgraded aesthetics --> Reflection of the value of their contribution
A) Irrelevant. It talks about ergonomic improvement, not aesthetics. And it talks about productivity, not employees' perception of their value. Thirdly, it talks about all employees whereas our conclusion is about full-timers alone.
B) Irrelevant. Perks of the job have nothing to do with upgrading aesthetics.
C) Trap! Sure, this option establishes that upgrading aesthetics improves full-timers' productivity. But our conclusion is not about productivity at all. Hence, this is not the correct answer.
E) Attractive option. A reasonable theory. Does strengthen the conclusion. Shortlist this.
D) We have to assume that the answer options are true--no matter how unrealistic they are--and then evaluate them. Read the conclusion. Now read option D again. Option D clearly establishes the correlation between aesthetics and employees' perception of their value to the company. This directly validates the main assumption of the argument and hence is the right answer.
If you are confused between D and E, here is why D is better: E says that office decoration implies that the company value employees but D says that decoration, as a matter of fact, is related to the employees' value. Fact > Implication, hence D > E.
(P.S. Please wish me luck for my GMAT!)
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In this question I think that there are two conclusions.
1. Full-time employees identify more with their workspace than do temporary employees,
2. Full time employees see visual improvements in the offices as reflecting on the value of their own profession contribution.
How do we know which one to strengthen ?
1. Full-time employees identify more with their workspace than do temporary employees,
2. Full time employees see visual improvements in the offices as reflecting on the value of their own profession contribution.
How do we know which one to strengthen ?
