LSAT 126 – Section 3 – Question 06

LSAT 126 - Section 3 - Question 06

October 2008

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Question
QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
Difficulty		 Explanation
PT126 S3 Q06
+LR
Except +Exc
Most strongly supported +MSS
Principle +Princ
A
1%
156
B
1%
153
C
1%
153
D
97%
163
E
1%
153
123
131
140
 +Easiest 144.364 +SubsectionEasier

In her recent book a psychologist described several cases that exhibit the following pattern: A child, denied something by its parent, initiates problematic behavior such as screaming; the behavior escalates until finally the exasperated parent acquiesces to the child’s demand. At this point the child, having obtained the desired goal, stops the problematic behavior, to the parent’s relief. This self-reinforcing pattern of misbehavior and accommodation is repeated with steadily increasing levels of misbehavior by the child.

Summary
In some cases when a child does not get what they want from a parent, they display problematic behavior. The behavior escalates until the parent gives in to the child’s demand. When the parent gives in, the child stops their misbehavior. This reinforcing pattern of misbehavior and accommodation is repeated with increasing levels of problematic behavior by the child.

Strongly Supported Conclusions
We should note that, since this is an “except” question, any strongly supported conclusion will be an incorrect answer choice. We’re looking for an answer choice that is unsupported or least supported. Some strongly supported conclusions can include:
Some children adopt problematic behaviors as a result of getting what they want.
Some child and parent relationships mutually influence each other’s behavior.
Some parents unintentionally cause their children’s problematic behavior.

A
A child can develop problematic behavior patterns as a result of getting what it wants.
The stimulus tells us that getting what they want is a direct cause of problematic patterns of behavior.
B
A child and parent can mutually influence each other’s behavior.
The parent is influencing the child’s behavior by giving in, and the child is influencing the parent’s behavior by misbehaving.
C
Parents, by their choices, can inadvertently increase their child’s level of misbehavior.
The parent could inadvertently cause problematic behavior by giving in to the child’s demands.
D
A child can unintentionally influence a parent’s behavior in ways contrary to the child’s intended goals.
The influenced behavior by the parent is not contrary to the child’s goals. In the stimulus, we’re told that the parent’s behavior results in the child getting what they want.
E
A child can get what it wants by doing what its parent doesn’t want it to do.
The child gets what they want from the parent through problematic behavior. Certainly the parent does not want the child to display problematic behavior.

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