Anyone else Choose D :( I eliminated E because it said RESEARCH and literally it said "NO EMPIRICAL RESEARCH " IN THE SECOND PASSAGE ...... UGHHHHH AND I DID NOT CONSIDER PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH !!! THAT IS WHY I CHOOSE "D" WHICH SAYS CONTROLLED STUDIES BUT NOW I SEE IT IS WRONG BECAUSE WE HAD NO CONTROLLED STUDIES AND THAT IS WHY "D" IS WRONG -------- Note: What is a controlled Study ? when you test one thing while keeping everything else the same to see if it really makes a difference. ( THIS WAS NOT IN OUR PASSAGE)
@Liliana_Levy I eliminated all answer except A and E because I was more focused on the word "simulated trial situations." A/E both had that and saw that A talked about surveys so I crossed that one out.
In D, a controlled study is where researchers compare an experimental group(getting treatment) against another group that is getting another kind of treatment or known as a placebo. That's why I eliminated D right away because it also said nontrial but there was trials it was just stimulated!
so for me a,b,c were a no brainer to cross off. E and D was tough for me. I chose B because I think I didn't fully understand what the second part, I also read it wrong. Note to self, if you're not feeling comfortable take a much closer look word for word.
Man i suck at single position. I have missed every single one so far by a 50/50 between two choices. But nearly aced all the debate/multi-perspective ones. Besides main point, what else can someone predict to be asked on based on the single position passage before they get into the questions? Maybe ill get an 7sage tutor
Okay so the phrasing of this question threw me off. When I read least partly, I had interpreted the question as "least likely to be based on". When I saw that I had gotten the question wrong by an obviously correct answer according to my original interpretation I had realized the phrasing of the question. Why do they make the question stem so confusing????????
I am confused. So originally I chose answer choice E but after the blind review, I chose answer choice C. To me, it seems like both of are drawing on assumptions/ inferences (not sure what the correct terminology is)
For example, for answer choice E, I do not see how, "research that was not directly concerned with legal proceedings" relates to psychological research. It seems like a stretch.
While in answer choice C, "records of judges' decisions in court cases" makes the same leap but in my view, it makes more sense than answer choice E. This is because if the decisions at the end of the case were unfavorable then the research wouldn't matter anyway thus making it irrelevant.
Answer choice C is not correct because the passage explicitly states that no empirical research has been studied from actual trials. Answer choice C states that records from judges' decisions were used, which would fall under the category of research from actual trials.
Answer choice E is correct because we do not know if the psychological research was directly concerned with legal proceedings. The passage never gives the reason the psychological research was done, and thus it is not a stretch to assume it was not done for the purpose of legal proceedings. In fact, it is unlikely that these studies were conducted using legal proceedings, as they conclude things about people generally, not just in the courtroom.
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YAY I GOT A QUESTION RIGHT?????
I finally got one right my god
take the small Ws Im with you brother
Every time I click the reveal answer button I get so scared seeing the zero before I see the 100
Am I...... getting this????
first correct answer after being COOKED by ST
Anyone else Choose D :( I eliminated E because it said RESEARCH and literally it said "NO EMPIRICAL RESEARCH " IN THE SECOND PASSAGE ...... UGHHHHH AND I DID NOT CONSIDER PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH !!! THAT IS WHY I CHOOSE "D" WHICH SAYS CONTROLLED STUDIES BUT NOW I SEE IT IS WRONG BECAUSE WE HAD NO CONTROLLED STUDIES AND THAT IS WHY "D" IS WRONG -------- Note: What is a controlled Study ? when you test one thing while keeping everything else the same to see if it really makes a difference. ( THIS WAS NOT IN OUR PASSAGE)
@Liliana_Levy I eliminated all answer except A and E because I was more focused on the word "simulated trial situations." A/E both had that and saw that A talked about surveys so I crossed that one out.
In D, a controlled study is where researchers compare an experimental group(getting treatment) against another group that is getting another kind of treatment or known as a placebo. That's why I eliminated D right away because it also said nontrial but there was trials it was just stimulated!
That's what my thought process was.
ugh i need to read slower
@fs2002 I literally jumped the gun before reading every option.
so for me a,b,c were a no brainer to cross off. E and D was tough for me. I chose B because I think I didn't fully understand what the second part, I also read it wrong. Note to self, if you're not feeling comfortable take a much closer look word for word.
I finally got one right and im happy but then I think about how this is the first one that I got correct on the first attempt. wow
@AndranikKarapetian That means it's proof that things are starting to click!! Congratulations!
until now, this ST question cooked me totally
LETS GO, this was a wee bit challenging and went waayyyy over target time but landed at the correct AC. we got this fam
NOOO I saw the word research and immediately crossed it off without reading the rest of E ugh
Man i suck at single position. I have missed every single one so far by a 50/50 between two choices. But nearly aced all the debate/multi-perspective ones. Besides main point, what else can someone predict to be asked on based on the single position passage before they get into the questions? Maybe ill get an 7sage tutor
damn it I chose D
Okay so the phrasing of this question threw me off. When I read least partly, I had interpreted the question as "least likely to be based on". When I saw that I had gotten the question wrong by an obviously correct answer according to my original interpretation I had realized the phrasing of the question. Why do they make the question stem so confusing????????
I control F everything idk if thats time consuming or not
@Catpop can you control F on the test?
I am confused. So originally I chose answer choice E but after the blind review, I chose answer choice C. To me, it seems like both of are drawing on assumptions/ inferences (not sure what the correct terminology is)
For example, for answer choice E, I do not see how, "research that was not directly concerned with legal proceedings" relates to psychological research. It seems like a stretch.
While in answer choice C, "records of judges' decisions in court cases" makes the same leap but in my view, it makes more sense than answer choice E. This is because if the decisions at the end of the case were unfavorable then the research wouldn't matter anyway thus making it irrelevant.
Can anyone provide more clarity?
Answer choice C is not correct because the passage explicitly states that no empirical research has been studied from actual trials. Answer choice C states that records from judges' decisions were used, which would fall under the category of research from actual trials.
Answer choice E is correct because we do not know if the psychological research was directly concerned with legal proceedings. The passage never gives the reason the psychological research was done, and thus it is not a stretch to assume it was not done for the purpose of legal proceedings. In fact, it is unlikely that these studies were conducted using legal proceedings, as they conclude things about people generally, not just in the courtroom.