LSAT 147 – Section 1 – Question 08

LSAT 147 - Section 1 - Question 08

September 2016

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Choices		 Curve Question
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PT147 S1 Q08
+LR
Most strongly supported +MSS
A
0%
149
B
1%
149
C
3%
155
D
4%
156
E
91%
162
128
138
148
 +Easier 147.09 +SubsectionMedium

While studying a large colony of macaque monkeys, scientists interacting with baby monkeys under a week old found that the babies would imitate some, but not all, of the scientists’ actions. The babies readily smacked their lips and stuck out their tongues when the scientists did, but stared impassively when the scientists opened and closed their mouths or made hand gestures. Of these four kinds of actions, only lip smacking and sticking out the tongue are used by adult macaques when interacting with babies.

Summary
Scientists studying a large colony of macaques found that the babies imitated some of the scientists' actions. They mimicked the scientists when they stuck their tongues out and licked their lips, but they did nothing when they opened or closed their mouths or made hand signs. However, only sticking out the tongue and lip-smacking are used by adult macaques when interacting with their babies.

Strongly Supported Conclusions
Baby macaques mimic the actions of adult macaques

A
Baby macaques under a week old are natural mimics of whatever they see.
This is antisupported. The baby macaques only mimicked the actions that older macaques performed.
B
Baby macaques under a week old cannot imitate hand gestures because they do not yet control the necessary muscles.
This is far too specific to support. Although the baby macaques did not perform hand gestures, the stimulus did not explain why.
C
Adult macaques use lip smacking and sticking out the tongue to entertain infant macaques.
This is too specific to support. The stimulus does not say *why* the adults stick out their tongues or smack their lips.
D
Baby macaques under a week old mistake the scientists interacting with them for adult macaques.
This is too specific to support. While the baby macaques mimic the scientist, the stimulus gives no indication that they mistake them for adult macaques. You need to make some assumptions for this to be right.
E
Baby macaques under a week old only imitate human gestures also used by adult macaques.
The baby macaques only mimicked the scientists when they stuck on their tongues or smacked their lips, actions used by adult macaques. Thus, this is strongly supported.

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