Logical reasoning PrepTest 122 · Section 4 · Question 25

Incorrect. If visitors during a special exhibit don't view as many different exhibits during their visit, that would account for them leaving sooner, so this answer explains the lower length-of-stay.

Correct. Argument or Facts:
Facts

Question Type:
Bizarro Paradox

Stimulus Summary:
Special exhibit vs. no special exhibit - Attendance was higher during the former, but length of stay was longer during the latter

Answer Anticipation:
As with many Paradox questions, this stimulus deals in comparisons. It compares attendance and length-of-stay at a museum during two time periods—when it has a special exhibit, and when it doesn't.

And the two comparisons cut in different directions. During a special exhibit, attendance is up, but average length-of-stay is down. We're tasked with explaining why that length-of-stay number shifts between the exhibits.

One that jumps to mind is that people go specifically for the special exhibit, so they leave once they see it instead of wandering around the rest of the museum.

It's great if you have a specific anticipation like that in a Paradox question, but stay flexible in case the answer says something different! And since this is a Bizarro Paradox question, we've anticipated at most one incorrect answer, so we shouldn't spend too much time brainstorming explanations here.

Answer Explanation:
This is a decent trap answer—after all, if hours aren't extended, then there are fewer hours that people could spend looking at the exhibits than if they'd been extended. But the comparison in the stimulus is between times with and without a special exhibit, and this answer states that the museum hours are the same in those time periods since the museum didn't extend them during the former. As such, it can't account for the different lengths-of-stay, so this answer is correct in this Bizarro Paradox question.

Key Takeaway:
Bizarro Paradox questions are, by design, going to have many ways to resolve/explain the paradox. As such, it's more important to know that type of information will present a resolution rather than to have a specific anticipation.

Incorrect. If attendees at special exhibits are motivated just by being able to say they went (and maybe to snap a quick selfie to share), then they likely wouldn't stay very long, explaining the shorter length-of-stay.

Incorrect. If the tickets for the special exhibits are time-limited, then it explains why people would leave sooner—they'd have a window that closed, as opposed to a non-time limited stay when there isn't a special exhibit.

Incorrect. If the organized tour prevents the ability to browse, then that's going to cut down on the overall time spent in the museum, explaining the shorter length-of-stay.