PT117.S2.Q24

PrepTest 117 - Section 2 - Question 24

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Psychologist: Some psychologists mistakenly argue that because dreams result from electrical discharges in the brain, they must be understood purely in terms of their physiological function. ████ █████████ ███████ ██████ ████ ██████ ██████ ███████ █████ ███ █████████ ██ ███ ████████ ███ █████ █████ ███████ ██████ ███████████ ████ ████ ██ ██████████ ██████████ ███████ ███ █████ ██ ███ █████████████ ███████████ ██ ███████ ████ ██████ ██████████ ███████ ███ ██████████ ██ █████████

Summarize Argument: Counter-Position

The psychologist concludes that physiological functions alone cannot explain the phenomenon of dreaming. As support for her conclusion, the psychologist cites the fact that dream content varies enormously. This psychologist disagrees with other psychologists, who conclude that dreams are purely physiological and reveal nothing about the dreamer’s character.

Identify Argument Part

The claim in the question stem is a premise that supports the psychologist’s conclusion and casts doubt on the conclusion of the other psychologists (who believe that dreams can be explained purely in physiological terms).

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24.

The claim that dream content ██████ ██████████ █████ █████ ███ ██ ███ █████████ █████ ██ ███ █████████

a

It is used ██ ███████ ███ █████████████ ██████████ ████ ████ █████████████ ████ ██████████ ███████

b

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c

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d

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e

It is used ██ █████████ █ █████ ████ ████ █████████████ ███ ██ █████ ███████ █ ████ ██ ████████

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