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In an experiment, volunteers witnessed a simulated crime. After they witnessed the simulation the volunteers were first questioned by a lawyer whose goal was to get them to testify inaccurately about the event. They were then cross-examined by another lawyer whose goal was to cause them to correct the inaccuracies in their testimony. The witnesses who gave testimony containing fewer inaccurate details than most of the other witnesses during the first lawyer’s questioning also gave testimony containing a greater number of inaccurate details than most of the other witnesses during cross-examination.
Which one of the following, if true, most helps to resolve the apparent conflict in the results concerning the witnesses who gave testimony containing fewer inaccurate details during the first lawyer’s questioning?
(A) These witnesses were more observant about details than were most of the other witnesses.
(B) These witnesses had better memories than did most of the other witnesses.
(C) These witnesses were less inclined than most of the other witnesses to be influenced in their testimony by the nature of the questioning.
(D) These witnesses were unclear about the details at first but then began to remember more accurately as they answered questions.
(E) These witnesses tended to give testimony containing more details than most of the other witnesses.
Which one of the following, if true, most helps to resolve the apparent conflict in the results concerning the witnesses who gave testimony containing fewer inaccurate details during the first lawyer’s questioning?
(A) These witnesses were more observant about details than were most of the other witnesses.
(B) These witnesses had better memories than did most of the other witnesses.
(C) These witnesses were less inclined than most of the other witnesses to be influenced in their testimony by the nature of the questioning.
(D) These witnesses were unclear about the details at first but then began to remember more accurately as they answered questions.
(E) These witnesses tended to give testimony containing more details than most of the other witnesses.
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The passage sets up a scenario and gives us an "apparent conflict."
Here's the scenario:
- Witnesses watch a simulated crime.
- Then, they're questioned by someone who is trying to get them to testify inaccurately about the crime.
- Finally, they're questioned by someone trying to help them fix the inaccuracies of their previous testimony.
And here's the apparent conflict:
- Some people are MORE accurate than average during the first round of questioning.
- This same group is also LESS accurate than average during the second round of questioning.
To resolve the apparent conflict, we need an answer choice that explains why this same group is MORE accurate at first, and LESS accurate later.
Here's (C):
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(C) tells us that these particular witnesses were less swayed in their testimony than the other witnesses.
What would that do to the results of the first round of questioning?
Remember that the first questioner is trying to get people to make mistakes. So, the people who are less influenced by this questioner are going to have fewer inaccuracies in their testimony. So far, so good!
But what would happen during the second round of questioning?
Now, the questioner is trying to help people fix their previous mistakes. Our group of witnesses who are not easily influenced are now going to stick to their guns, and insist that whatever mistakes they made in their testimony are correct. The more suggestible crowd, on the other hand, would change their testimony and correct the mistakes they made in the first round of questioning. So, our group of stubborn witnesses might end up with more mistakes after this round than the more influenceable witnesses. That's exactly what the passage told us.
(C) provides a reason for the same group of witnesses to be more accurate in their first testimony and less accurate in their second testimony. So (C) helps to resolve the apparent conflict, and is the correct answer.
I hope that helps!
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The question asks us to resolve this paradox! One must logically come to the following question!
How can people who, during the first questioning, made few errors end up greater number of I accuracies in the end than the other group?
This can only be of the people who have more inaccurate answers the first time were influenced to correct most of their Inaccuracies in the second round of questioning- more than the group who had fewer inaccuracies in the first case.
So remember the task of each lawyer - it seems the second group were easily swayed/steered in both cases - first towards the wrong cases then towards the correct cases.
If this is the case than this group was liable to be more influenced than the other group. Now look at the answer choices C is the correct answer.
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How can people who, during the first questioning, made few errors end up greater number of I accuracies in the end than the other group?
This can only be of the people who have more inaccurate answers the first time were influenced to correct most of their Inaccuracies in the second round of questioning- more than the group who had fewer inaccuracies in the first case.
So remember the task of each lawyer - it seems the second group were easily swayed/steered in both cases - first towards the wrong cases then towards the correct cases.
If this is the case than this group was liable to be more influenced than the other group. Now look at the answer choices C is the correct answer.
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