Logical reasoning PrepTest 121 · Section 1 · Question 11

Incorrect. This answer is the opposite of what we're looking for—the situations in the stimulus had someone more aware of their own behavior/appearance than others were.

Incorrect. This answer hits half of the discrepancy—others not noticing the person. However, it misses the first part—the person expecting their behavior/appearance to be noticed.

Incorrect. Close, but a little off! The stimulus shows situations where others are less observant of our appearance/behavior than we expect them to be, not where we're less observant of others than we think we are.

Incorrect. There's no discussion of behavior/appearance being highlighted or not in the stimulus, so this answer is out of scope.

Correct. Argument or Facts:
Facts

Question Type:
Illustration

Stimulus Summary:
(1) Someone told to lie in public thought more people would detect the lie than actually did
(2) Someone who played poorly in volleyball was noticed by fewer teammates than they believed
(3) Someone who wore a funny shirt was noticed by fewer people than expected

Answer Anticipation:
When there are three situations that are all going to illustrate the same statement, we should identify the similarities that tie them all together.

Here, there was someone who had an expectation that something they did/said/wore would be noticed, but the reality was that they were noticed at a much lower rate than expected. Any answer that reflects this discrepancy between a person thinking they're being noticed and them not actually being noticed should be considered.

Answer Explanation:
This answer hits the discrepancy that ties all three situations from the stimulus together. In each one, someone felt that their appearance/behavior would be noticed, but it wasn't noticed at nearly the expected level.

Key Takeaway:
Whenever an Illustration question provides more than one situation, identify the similarities between them to find the statement that is illustrated by all of them.