PrepTest 112, Section 2, Question 16
Discussions of how hormones influence behavior have generally(431 more words not shown)
The author of the passage(12 more words not shown)
- Areview briefly the(18 more words not shown)
- Bdecry the fact(17 more words not shown)
- Cestablish the emphasis(19 more words not shown)
- Dintroduce a commonly(19 more words not shown)
- Esummarize the main(18 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
Why begin with reproductive hormones? That's what earlier discussions focused on. The writer then broadens the subject to other hormones and explains their influence on water and salt consumption. My prediction is background: here's where the discussion used to concentrate, before we move beyond it.
Working the answers
- A
The earlier relationship is between gonadal hormones and reproductive behavior, not between gonadal and peptide hormones. This changes the subject of the research.
- B
The writer doesn't dismiss hormones and behavior as a minor issue. It's the subject of the whole account. The limitation is which hormones received attention, not whether studying their influence on behavior matters.
- CCorrect
The opening says discussions “have generally been limited” to the reproductive connection. That establishes the previous emphasis before the new information about other hormones. This is more neutral than saying researchers were overly focused on reproduction, but it describes the background function accurately.
- D
Incomplete isn't the same as incorrect. Nothing refutes the known connection between reproductive hormones and sexual behavior. We're expanding beyond it, not exposing it as a misconception.
- E
The opening concerns the earlier focus, not the new findings about fluid regulation. And the later explanation tells us what the responses do, not which research procedures produced the findings.
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