LSAT 102 – Section 2 – Question 01

LSAT 102 - Section 2 - Question 01

June 1998

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Question
QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
Difficulty		 Explanation
PT102 S2 Q01
+LR
Main conclusion or main point +MC
Causal Reasoning +CausR
Kick It Up +KIU
A
94%
166
B
1%
158
C
0%
161
D
3%
155
E
2%
157
133
141
150
 +Easier 148.204 +SubsectionMedium

Psychiatrist: We are learning that neurochemical imbalances can cause behavior ranging from extreme mental illness to less serious but irritating behavior such as obsessive fantasizing, petulance, or embarrassment. These findings will promote compassion and tolerance when looking at a mental illness, quirk, or mere difference between two persons, since being mentally healthy can now begin to be seen as simply having the same neurochemical balances as most people.

Summarize Argument

The psychiatrist predicts that recent findings about the neurochemical causes of behavioral issues will result in a more compassionate, tolerant view of things like mental illness and behavioral differences. Why the kinder view? Because people can start to view the idea of “mental health” as really just a certain neurochemical balance that happens to be more common.

Identify Conclusion

The psychiatrist’s conclusion is his prediction: “These findings [about neurochemical balances being a cause of mental illness and other issues] will promote compassion and tolerance when looking at a mental illness, quirk, or mere difference between two persons.”

A
Understanding the role of the neurochemical in behavior will foster empathy toward others.

This paraphrases the psychiatrist’s conclusion: knowledge about how neurochemical imbalances affect behavior will “promote compassion and tolerance” or “foster empathy” toward those with mental health or behavioral issues.

B
Neurochemical imbalances can cause mental illness and other behaviors.

The psychiatrist uses this fact as context. His conclusion is that this fact will produce a certain effect: it will promote compassion and tolerance toward those with mental health or behavioral issues.

C
Neurochemical balances and imbalances are the main determinants of mental behavior.

The psychiatrist never suggests what the main determinant of mental behavior is. He merely states that neurochemical balances and imbalances are one potential determinant.

D
Being mentally healthy is a matter of having the same neurochemical balances as most people.

The psychiatrist states that mental health can be viewed this way, but this forms his premise, not his conclusion. The fact that mental health can be seen in this light leads him to conclude that people will become more tolerant of mental health and behavioral issues.

E
Advances in neurochemistry enhance our theories of mental illness.

The psychiatrist doesn’t reach any conclusions about theories of mental illness. He presents findings about a possible cause of mental illness, and concludes that those findings will affect people’s attitudes.

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