LSAT 108 – Section 2 – Question 17

LSAT 108 - Section 2 - Question 17

February 2000

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PT108 S2 Q17
+LR
Most strongly supported +MSS
A
4%
159
B
5%
161
C
8%
161
D
1%
159
E
82%
167
131
145
159
 +Medium 145.001 +SubsectionEasier

Two hundred randomly selected subjects were asked, “Have you ever awakened, seemingly paralyzed, with a sense of a strange presence in the room?” Forty percent answered yes. A randomly selected control group of 200 different subjects in the same study were asked simply if they remembered ever waking up seemingly paralyzed. Only 14 percent of the control group answered yes.

Summary
There were two groups in a study. The first group was asked if they had ever awakened feeling paralyzed with the sense of a strange presence, with 40% answering yes. The other group was asked if they had ever woken up seemingly paralyzed, with only 13% answering yes.

Strongly Supported Conclusions
The way a question is asked/framed can impact the responses.
The broader a question is, the more people are likely to relate to it.

A
Experiencing a sense of a strange presence in a room in some way causes subjects to feel as though they are paralyzed.
There is no causal link between sensing a strange presence and feeling paralyzed. It is more likely that the mention of a strange presence broadened the relatability of the statement.
B
The number of subjects who had awakened with a sense of a strange presence in the room was greater in the first group than in the control group.
This is not supported. The second group was not asked about a strange presence.
C
If the reports of the first group of subjects were accurate, approximately 60 percent of them had never awakened with a sense of a strange presence in the room.
This is too strong to support. The way the question was asked to the first group implies that they could answer “yes” to feeling paralyzed OR sensing a strange presence. Thus, it is unclear what percentage has/has not *just* felt a strange presence.
D
At least some of the randomly selected subjects of the study gave inconsistent reports.
There is no indication that any subjects gave inconsistent reports. The inconsistency in the study is *between* the two groups, not within them.
E
The tendency of subjects to report a recollection of an event can sometimes be increased by suggesting circumstances that accompanied the event.
The difference between the two groups could be caused by the fact that the first group had a broader question. Thus, the tendency to report a recollection of an event (paralyzed) can be increased (14% vs 40%) by suggesting additional circumstances (sensing a strange presence).

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