PrepTest 114, Section 3, Question 21
One of the greatest challenges facing medical students(481 more words not shown)
Which one of the following(9 more words not shown)
- ATraining in ethics(31 more words not shown)
- BTraditional abstract ethical(23 more words not shown)
- COnly a properly(24 more words not shown)
- DNarrative-based instruction in(28 more words not shown)
- EThe study of(22 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
We've already predicted the recommendation: use narrative literature to help medical students become more empathetic and better at ethical reasoning. Stories are supposed to connect them with the human experiences that abstract theorizing leaves out.
What we’re looking for
I may prefer hands-on practice with patients, but that was my reaction, not the author's proposal. We need the proposal we actually read and the benefit offered for it.
Working the answers
- ACorrect
This connects narrative-based ethics training to flexible thinking and empathetic patient care. The comparison with traditional training also fits: paragraph two identifies what abstract theorizing lacks, and the rest explains how stories can help supply it.
- B
Doing too little to prepare students isn't the same as actively decreasing their sensitivity. And this stops at a criticism of traditional training, leaving out the recommendation developed throughout.
- C
Mentioning three approaches doesn't mean we should balance all three. The author rejects the extreme relativism of situational ethics and never claims that only this combined curriculum can work.
- D
We hear why schools should use narrative literature, not that more schools are already using it. This invents a popularity trend.
- E
The final paragraph explicitly says students need not give up all moral principles. The goal is greater flexibility in applying them, not decisions made without them.
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