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Other people's hypothesis ·Species-specific model
Animal conflict is ritualized, consistent, and minimizes injury; conflict is mainly for show
Escalated fighting more likely where habitat is scarce than where it is plentiful
Passage Style
Critique or debate
Phenomenon-hypothesis
17.
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Question Type
Purpose of paragraph
Structure
In P3, the author describes Riechert’s predictions for A. aperta behavior based on evolutionary game theory.
a
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P3 doesn’t compare evolutionary game theory and classical game theory, which were the two theories introduced in P2. Because (A) doesn’t happen, it can’t be the purpose of P3.
b
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There is no theory that is described in the “first two paragraphs of the passage.” Evolutionary game theory is described in P2, and the traditional theory is described in P1. Because (B) doesn’t happen, it can’t be the purpose of P3.
c
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P3 doesn’t describe an experiment. Riechert didn’t actually go out and test how spiders behave in grassland and riparian habitats. P3 presents what Riechert thinks would happen in each of these habitats.
d
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P3 doesn’t describe a rare phenomenon. In fact, there’s no phenomenon in P3. We don’t know how spiders actually behave in grassland and riparian habitats. P3 presents what Riechert thinks would happen in these habitats.
This best captures the purpose. P3 describes Riechert’s predictions for spider behavior in grassland and riparian habitats. We can use these predictions to assess the validity of evolutionary game theory. If the predictions are confirmed, the theory gets more support. If the spiders don’t behave as predicted, the theory has less support.
Difficulty
73% of people who answer get this correct
This is a moderately difficult question.
It is significantly harder than the average question in this passage.
CURVE
Score of students with a 50% chance of getting this right
25%138
150
75%163
Analysis
Purpose of paragraph
Structure
Critique or debate
Phenomenon-hypothesis
Science
Answer Popularity
PopularityAvg. score
a
2%
153
b
3%
155
c
18%
159
d
4%
158
e
73%
164
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