It can be inferred from the passage that the author would be most likely to agree with which one of the following gen...

AAA on January 31, 2023

Can someone please answer this question, and explain how to go about this question?

AAA on January 31, 2023

I believe the answer is held in the last paragraph when it states:
Nonetheless, most judges now employ
(55) only a limited and primitive concept of jury
. inferential error: limited because it fails to
. recognize the potential for error outside certain
. traditional situations, primitive because it ignores
. the research and conclusions of psychologists in
(60) favor of notions about human cognition held by
. lawyers.

Is that correct?

Emil-Kunkin on January 31, 2023

You are completely correct that the last sentence supports A. Since we have an answer choice that is proved by the passage, we don't need to worry too much about the others, but let's look at B. While the author does tell us that the situation in B might happen, we have no reason to think it happens often.

sakshi_h on July 13, 2023

Hi Emil,

I am still a bit confused because the statement "...primitive because it ignores the research and conclusions of psychologists in favour of notions about human cognition held by lawyers" leads me to believe that the research and conclusions of psychologists is also held by lawyers. So in that case, how would lawyers have a less sophisticated understanding of human cognition?

It seems to me like that statement implies lawyers and psychologists are on the same page, while judges' understanding of inferential error and human cognition is primitive...

Emil-Kunkin on July 19, 2023

Hi, I think that statement means the opposite. If we ignore one thing in favor of another, I think that means those two things are different. So, if we ignore what the experts say in favor of what lawyers say, we can safely assume lawyers and experts think different things.

Emil-Kunkin on July 19, 2023

Also Sakshi, if you see this, I saw you also recently posted on another thread about why an answer isn't A. For some reason I can't access the underlying question, do you know what preptest and section that was? Thank you!