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Passage #2:
The authors most likely use the examples in lines 1-9 of the passage ("Every... showers") to highlight the
regularity with which people shop for gifts.
recent increase in the amount of money spent on gifts.
anxiety gift shopping causes for consumers.
number of special occasions involving gift-giving.
Passage #2:
In line 10, the word "ambivalent" most nearly means
unrealistic.
conflicted.
apprehensive.
supportive.
Passage #2:
The authors indicate that people value gift-giving because they feel it
functions as a form of self-expression.
is an inexpensive way to show appreciation.
requires the gift-recipient to reciprocate.
can serve to strengthen a relationship.
Passage #2:
Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?
Lines 10-13 ("Many... peers")
Lines 22-23 ("People... own")
Lines 31-32 ("Research... perspectives")
Lines 44-47 ("Although... unfounded")
Passage #2:
The "social psychologists" mentioned in paragraph 2 (lines 17-34) would likely describe "deadweight loss" phenomenon as
predictable.
questionable.
disturbing.
unprecedented.
Passage #2:
The passage indicates that the assumption made by gift-givers in lines 41-44 may be
insincere.
unreasonable.
incorrect.
substantiated.
Passage #2:
Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?
Lines 53-55 ("Perhaps... consideration")
Lines 55-60 ("According... relationship")
Lines 63-65 ("As... consideration")
Lines 75-78 ("In... relations")
Passage #2:
As it is used in line 54, "convey" most nearly means
transport.
counteract.
exchange.
communicate.
Passage #2:
The authors refer to work by Camerer and others (line 56) in order to
offer an explanation.
introduce an argument.
question a motive.
support a conclusion.
Passage #2:
The graph following the passage offers evidence that gift-givers base their predictions of how much a gift will be appreciated on
the appreciation level of the gift-recipients.
the monetary value of the gift.
their own desires for the gifts they purchase.
their relationship with the gift-recipients.
Passage #2:
The authors would likely attribute the differences in gift-giver and recipient mean appreciation as represented in the graph to
an inability to shift perspective.
an increasingly materialistic culture.
a growing opposition to gift-giving.
a misunderstanding of intentions.
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