PrepTest 123, Section 2, Question 24
By Brandon Beaver | Published October 29, 2024
Type: Parallel Reasoning
Difficulty:
Explanations
Well, yeah, makes sense. Ever heard the phrase, “come to me with a solution, not a problem”? This is that principle. It’s far more useful to hear, “you should move the seat down a few inches” than “I don’t think the position of the seat is very good.”
A
Yup, that’s much broader than I expected, but the passage definitely supports that proposition. The point is that consumer input can help more than consumer information/data. And in turn, can contribute to a successful product design.
B
This sounds like a premise, not a principle.
C
No, designers aim to make the best product possible.
D
No, but the car won’t be as appealing.
E
External vs. internal wasn’t even mentioned.
Passage
Car companies solicit consumer information on such human factors as whether a seat is comfortable or whether a set of controls is easy to use. However, designer interaction with consumers is superior to survey data; the data may tell the designer why a feature on last year's model was given a low rating, but data will not explain how that feature needs to be changed in order to receive a higher rating.
Question 24
The reasoning above conforms most closely to which one of the following propositions?
Getting consumer input for design modifications can contribute to successful product design.
Car companies traditionally conduct extensive postmarket surveys.
Designers aim to create features that will appeal to specific market niches.
A car will have unappealing features if consumers are not consulted during its design stage.
Consumer input affects external rather than internal design components of cars.