PrepTest 129, Section 4, Question 9
An effort should be made to dispel the(426 more words not shown)
According to the author, which(17 more words not shown)
- Ainflammatory claims by(10 more words not shown)
- Bmisunderstandings of the(7 more words not shown)
- Cthe excessive influence(4 more words not shown)
- Dthe predominance of(6 more words not shown)
- Ethe failure of(5 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
Why are the fields separated, according to the author? The first paragraph answers directly: they misunderstand each other's foundations. The next two paragraphs show the mistake operating in both directions.
Working the answers
- A
Scientists' dismissal of humanists illustrates one side of the problem. It doesn't give the broader cause the author identifies, which also includes humanists' mistaken view of science.
- BCorrect
This closely matches the second sentence: the separation is primarily due to a fundamental failure to understand the underlying philosophies (paragraph 1) of both fields. It covers both directions.
- C
Reductionism is part of some humanists' picture of science. The author doesn't say that excessive reductionism actually governs both disciplines.
- D
This treats the narrow picture of science as the real problem. The author calls that picture a caricature; the problem is the misunderstanding, not an established overemphasis on mechanics.
- E
The author doesn't establish that humanists have failed to develop rigorous methods. That resembles the scientists' dismissal of them, which the author wants corrected.
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