LSAT 122 – Section 4 – Question 25

LSAT 122 - Section 4 - Question 25

June 2006

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PT122 S4 Q25
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Resolve reconcile or explain +RRE
A
3%
157
B
83%
165
C
6%
158
D
5%
157
E
2%
158
140
149
158
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A study conducted over a 6-month period analyzed daily attendance and average length of visit at the local art museum. The results showed that when the museum was not featuring a special exhibition, attendance tended to be lower but patrons spent an average of 45 minutes longer in the museum than when it was featuring a special exhibition.

"Surprising" Phenomenon
Why do patrons tend to spend more time, on average, on visits to the art museum when the museum isn’t featuring a special exhibition?

Objective
The correct answer will be the only answer that doesn’t help explain the phenomenon where patrons tend to take longer trips to the art museum when the museum doesn’t feature a special exhibition. The correct answer must give us information that doesn’t affect our understanding of the phenomenon or information that makes the phenomenon more difficult to explain.

A
Visitors to the museum during special exhibitions tend to have narrower artistic interests, and do not view as many different exhibits during their visit.
The fewer exhibits that visitors view during their visit, the shorter their stay at the museum is likely to be. So during special exhibitions, the average length of visits is likely to be lower.
B
A plan to extend normal museum hours during special exhibitions was considered but not enacted during the period studied.
If the plan was never enacted, the museum’s hours didn’t change during the period studied. Knowing the museum’s hours didn’t change doesn’t help explain why patrons tend to take longer trips to the museum when the museum isn’t featuring a special exhibition.
C
Many people who go to special exhibitions go simply for the prestige of having been there.
If people only go to a special exhibition for the sake of attending, they have no reason to stay at the museum after seeing the exhibition. Therefore, these attendees are likely to lower the average amount of time spent on museum trips when a museum has a special exhibition.
D
Admission tickets to the special exhibitions at the museum are issued for a specific 1-hour period on a specific day.
If all tickets to the special exhibition are issued for a 1-hour period, the average visit length during periods with special exhibitions won’t be able to exceed an hour. This restriction could lower average visit times during a special exhibition.
E
Many people who go to special exhibitions are on organized tours and do not have the opportunity to browse.
When people can’t browse, their visit length is largely predetermined. Therefore, many of the special exhibition viewers will have greatly restricted visit lengths, likely lowering the average visit length during periods when the museum has a special exhibition.

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