LSAT 43, Logical Reasoning II, Q3, LSATHacks

LR Question 3 Explanation, by LSATHacks

QUESTION TEXT: In an experiment, tennis players who were told that their…

QUESTION TYPE: Principle – Most Strongly Supported

ANALYSIS: In both scenarios, the tennis players know they are being watched. The only difference is what characteristic they believe the scientists are studying. The tennis players do better when they believe their rackets are being judged, and worse when they feel judged themselves.

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1. This sounds close, but it does not describe the situation in the stimulus. The players knew they were being watched in both cases.
2. CORRECT. This is the only factor that separates the two scenarios (whether the players felt judged). It also explains why they performed worse when they felt judged.
3. We have no information on how confident the tennis players felt in either situation.
4. As in C, we have no info on how accurately the players assessed their abilities.
5. The stimulus talks about doing better, not trying harder. Trying hard isn’t a guarantee of good performance, sometimes it can make us do worse.

Recap: The question begins with “In an experiment, tennis players who were told that their”. It is a Principle question. Learn how to master LSAT Principle questions on the LSAT Logical Reasoning question types page.

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