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Repressors-people who unconsciously inhibit their display of emotion - exhibit significant increases in heart rate when they encounter emotion-provoking situations. Nonrepressors have similar physiogical responses when they encounter such situations and consciously inhibit their display of emotion. Thus the very act of inhibiting displays of emotions, whether done consciously or unconsciously, causes a sharp rise in heart rate.
Which one of the following is an assumption required by the argument?
A. Encountering an emotion provoking situation is not sufficient to cause nonrepressors' heart rates to rise sharply.
B. Non-repressors can inhibit facial and bodily displays of emotion as well as repressors do.
C. Despite their outward calm, repressors normally feel even more excited than do non-repressors in an emotion provoking situation.
D. People who are ordinarily very emotional can refrain from feeling strong emotions when experiments ask them to do so.
E. In situations that do not tend to provoke emotions, the average heart rate of repressors is the same as that of non-repressors.
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Which one of the following is an assumption required by the argument?
A. Encountering an emotion provoking situation is not sufficient to cause nonrepressors' heart rates to rise sharply.
B. Non-repressors can inhibit facial and bodily displays of emotion as well as repressors do.
C. Despite their outward calm, repressors normally feel even more excited than do non-repressors in an emotion provoking situation.
D. People who are ordinarily very emotional can refrain from feeling strong emotions when experiments ask them to do so.
E. In situations that do not tend to provoke emotions, the average heart rate of repressors is the same as that of non-repressors.
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Based on the text:
1) Repressors exhibit significant increases in heart rate when they encounter emotion-provoking situations
2) Nonrepressors have similar physiological responses when they consciously inhibit displays of emotion
Conclusion) Thus, inhibiting displays of emotion causes a rise in heart rate, consciously or unconsciously.
Pre-phrase of assumption: "that the inhibition of emotions is what causes the physiological responses, not the emotions themselves"
Answer (A).
1) Repressors exhibit significant increases in heart rate when they encounter emotion-provoking situations
2) Nonrepressors have similar physiological responses when they consciously inhibit displays of emotion
Conclusion) Thus, inhibiting displays of emotion causes a rise in heart rate, consciously or unconsciously.
Pre-phrase of assumption: "that the inhibition of emotions is what causes the physiological responses, not the emotions themselves"
Answer (A).
28 Mar 2011, 20:48
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(A) is correct.
The conclusion here is that repressing emotions is key to increasing heart rate. What would help justify this? If heart rate is not increased whenever emotions are not repressed.
In logical terms, a -> b, then !b -> !a must be true. So, if we are given !b -> !a, this justifies a -> b.
To help see why A is correct, let's look at why B-E are incorrect.
(B) The degree to which non-repressors can inhibit their emotions is immaterial, as long as the act of inhibition causes a spike in heart-rate. Eliminated.
(C) The level of excitement is not necessarily tied to heart-rate; if it is, the passage does not indicate anything about this connection. Eliminated.
(D) Note the wording: refrain from *feeling*, not from expressing. Refraining from actually feeling the emotions does not have to do with the conclusion, which draws a link between expression of emotions and heart rate. Eliminated.
(E) Our conclusion talks about a "spike" in heart rate, or, in other words, an increased heart rate as a result of repressing displays of emotion. It says nothing about the actual number to which the heart rate increased or by how much. Since this is a relative measure (one greater than the other) and not an absolute one (ie, exact number), the average heart rate of the two groups is immaterial (does not matter for the comparison). Eliminated.
The conclusion here is that repressing emotions is key to increasing heart rate. What would help justify this? If heart rate is not increased whenever emotions are not repressed.
In logical terms, a -> b, then !b -> !a must be true. So, if we are given !b -> !a, this justifies a -> b.
To help see why A is correct, let's look at why B-E are incorrect.
(B) The degree to which non-repressors can inhibit their emotions is immaterial, as long as the act of inhibition causes a spike in heart-rate. Eliminated.
(C) The level of excitement is not necessarily tied to heart-rate; if it is, the passage does not indicate anything about this connection. Eliminated.
(D) Note the wording: refrain from *feeling*, not from expressing. Refraining from actually feeling the emotions does not have to do with the conclusion, which draws a link between expression of emotions and heart rate. Eliminated.
(E) Our conclusion talks about a "spike" in heart rate, or, in other words, an increased heart rate as a result of repressing displays of emotion. It says nothing about the actual number to which the heart rate increased or by how much. Since this is a relative measure (one greater than the other) and not an absolute one (ie, exact number), the average heart rate of the two groups is immaterial (does not matter for the comparison). Eliminated.
