PrepTest 112, Section 2, Question 18
Discussions of how hormones influence behavior have generally(431 more words not shown)
The primary function of the(6 more words not shown)
- Apresent new(1 more words not shown)
- Bquestion standard(1 more words not shown)
- Creinterpret earlier(1 more words not shown)
- Dadvocate a novel(1 more words not shown)
- Eoutline a new(1 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
Our main point helps here: hormonal responses and behavior work together to regulate body fluids. What is the writer doing with that information? Explaining how the system works. The purpose answer will be more general than our main point, but it should still fit that job.
Working the answers
- ACorrect
The opening says it “has now become clear” that other hormones influence behavior, then the example explains their role in fluid regulation. Presenting new information describes that overall function.
- B
The opening expands beyond an earlier narrow focus. But the bulk of the discussion explains additional hormonal effects; it doesn't keep challenging standard assumptions. B makes the introductory contrast the entire project.
- C
The known reproductive connection isn't given a new interpretation. We move to other hormones and their effects.
- D
This isn't presented as a new theory the writer is arguing we should accept. The responses are explained as information about how regulation works. Scientific subject matter alone doesn't make the purpose advocacy of a theory.
- E
No new research method or approach is outlined. We learn how animals regulate their fluids, not how scientists should go about studying them.
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