PrepTest 81, Section 4, Question 14

By Brandon Beaver | Published October 29, 2024

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Explanations

The question asks us for the most likely reason children were used in the studies mentioned in the first paragraph.
The paragraph states, "young children tend to misdescribe their own thoughts regarding simple phenomena while nonetheless correctly describing those phenomena."
This might sound like asking a visibly angry child if they feel angry and why, and them confirming their anger without an accurate description of its source.
I'm predicting something like that. Let's go find it.
A
Nah. We have no support for this in the passage. We never discussed creativity. Didn’t read? Don’t pick!
B
No shot. The passage essentially tells us the opposite.
C
Nope. And much too strong—“only the thought processes of children shed light...” Says who?
D
Yes, that's more like it. Children have tendencies adults don't, so they make for good research subjects in this context. This isthe answer, and right in line with what we predicted.
E
Nah. This is probably true, but we don't have support for it here in the passage, so we can't pick it.

Passage

Common sense suggests that we know our own thoughts directly

Question 14

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