PrepTest 134, Section 4, Question 3
Determining the most effective way to deter deliberate(447 more words not shown)
The explanation of the utility(26 more words not shown)
- AIn order to(34 more words not shown)
- BA motorist avoids(28 more words not shown)
- CAn industrialist continues(23 more words not shown)
- DA government official(24 more words not shown)
- EA worker physically(26 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
The model concerns a choice made by weighing expected benefits against costs and risks. We need the scenario least like that kind of response. My initial prediction is someone acting despite the calculation, rather than because of an expected economic advantage.
Working the answers
- A
The waiter expects to save money with little chance of a penalty. That's the calculation the model describes, even though the conduct is illegal.
- B
The motorist weighs a substantial risk of losing her license and chooses not to speed. Avoiding a costly outcome fits the model.
- C
The industrialist treats the fine as cheaper than treatment. That is an economic calculation, not an ethical justification. Harmful conduct can still fit the incentive model.
- D
The official's lawful income no longer supports her family, which makes the bribe's financial benefit more attractive. We don't have every probability needed to compute the result, so I wouldn't claim to prove that bribery is the optimal choice. But the stated motive can fit an economic response.
- ECorrect
The described motive is anger about an unfair dismissal, followed by an assault in a crowded workplace. No prospective economic gain or comparison of economic consequences is given. This fits the opening's impulsive category much better than the deliberate incentive calculations in the other choices.
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