SAT QUIZ 11-21

14. Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

A) Lines 10-13 ("Many... peers")

21. The authors would likely attribute the differences in gift-giver and recipient mean appreciation as represented in the graph to

A) an inability to shift perspective

19. The authors refer to work by Camerer and others (line 56) in order to

A) offer an explanation

15. The "social psychologists" mentioned in paragraph 2 (lines 17-34) would likely describe the "deadweight loss" phenomenon as

A) predictable

11. The authors most likely use the examples in lines 1-9 of the passage ("Every... showers") to highlight the

A) regularity with which people shop for gifts.

20. The graph following the passage offers evidence that gift-givers base their predictions of how much a gift will be appreciated on

B) the monetary value of the gift

12. In line 10, the word "ambivalent" most nearly means

B) conflicted.

13. The authors indicate that people value gift-giving because they feel it

D) can serve to strengthen a relationship.

16. The passage indicates that the assumption made by gift-givers in lines 41-44 may be

C) incorrect

18. As it is used in line 54, "convey" most nearly means

D) communicate

17. Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

C) Lines 63-65 ("As... consideration")