Errors in Reasoning Questions - - Question 51

In a learning experiment a researcher ran rats through a maze. Some of the rats were blind, others deaf, others lacke...

Richmond June 6, 2018

Please Explain

Can you please explain this one

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Anita June 7, 2018

@Richmond So what we know from the prompt is that rats with various disabilities, as well as non-disabled rats, made it through the maze in a similar time, indicating that any one of their senses tested were not strictly necessary for learning the maze. We also know that they didn't test the ability of kinesthesia, so the researcher assumes that's the ability needed, alone, for getting through the maze. (Is sufficient for...)

There seems to be a gap in the researcher's logic. It could just be kinesthesia that's needed, but perhaps they also use their other senses. No rats, from what we were told, lacked ALL other senses than kinesthesia, so it's perfectly possible that they still relied on their remaining senses to get through the maze, in addition to kinesthesia.

That's what B points out, which makes it correct.

Richmond June 7, 2018

Very helpful. Thanks for the clarification

GLEE September 25, 2018

What is wrong with answer choice E?