PrepTest 156, Section 3, Question 11
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Passage A(12 more words not shown)
Passage B(493 more words not shown)
Passage A, but not passage(3 more words not shown)
- Ascientific(1 more words not shown)
- Banecdotal(1 more words not shown)
- Ethe dual nature(2 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
This is a direct comparison of what is mentioned. We don't need to decide which writer is right or infer an unstated belief. Find the subject that appears in A and is absent from B.
Working the answers
- A
Both mention scientific experiments. A says attempts to study telepathy have failed; B cites repeated rigorous tests.
- B
Both discuss anecdotal evidence. A treats the collected stories as support; B says anecdotes need experimental verification.
- C
Both mention stress. A proposes it as a condition for paranormal events, and B includes it while describing Dyson's view.
- D
Both refer to reductionism. A defines the position, and B explicitly discusses Dyson's rejection of it.
- ECorrect
A explains light's wave and particle behavior as the classic example of complementarity. B names and rejects applying complementarity to the paranormal, but never mentions that example of light's dual nature. Mentioning the principle is not the same as mentioning every illustration used to explain it.
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