Logical reasoning PrepTest 123 · Section 2 · Question 7

Question prompt

Ethicist:  The most advanced kind Remaining source text redacted.
Why the credited answer is right

Credited answer: D

The notes below walk through why it fits the stem and how to eliminate the rest.

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Stimulus Summary

Most advanced moral motivation: Based ONLY on abstract principles.
Other motivations: Self-interest or based on societal norms.

Answer Anticipation

Since the question stem asks specifically about the most advanced kind of moral motivation, the second sentence—which is about other types of motivation—won't lead us to the right answer. However, it's still important to understand those other motivations, as it will let us quickly eliminate an answer if we can say that the actions described fall into these other categories.
The correct answer will need to highlight someone who acts based only on abstract principles. There's no good anticipation for what specifically that will look like, so we'll have to stay flexible.

Answer choices

  1. A
    Bobby contributed money to Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice A is not credited
    Incorrect. Bobby's action is self-interested, so it was driven by one of the other, less advanced motivations.
  2. B
    Wes contributed money to Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice B is not credited
    Incorrect. Wes's action is self-interested, so it was driven by one of the other, less advanced motivations.
  3. C
    Donna's employers engaged in Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice C is not credited
    Incorrect. Donna's action is self-interested, so it was driven by one of the other, less advanced motivations.
  4. D
    Jadine's employers engaged in Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice D matches the stem
    Correct. Jadine reported her employers based on an abstract principle: protecting the environment is more important than money. That aligns with what the Ethicist says is the most advanced moral motivation, so this is the correct answer.
  5. E
    Leigh's employers engaged in Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice E is not credited
    Incorrect. Leigh's action was based on peer pressure—a type of conforming to societal norms. It therefore was driven by one of the other, less advanced motivations.

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Answer choice distribution

  1. A 8%
  2. B 8%
  3. C 5%
  4. D Credited 75%
  5. E 4%

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