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Grockit - restaurant studies

by arora007 » Mon Feb 07, 2011 9:30 am
Studies show that in restaurants where alcohol is on display patrons are more likely to eat more food, even if they don't purchase alcohol. Psychologists hypothesize that simply seeing alcohol makes patrons more likely to eat because the presence of alcohol reminds people that they are participating in leisure activities and they relax their behavior accordingly.

Which of the following, if true, most strongly supports the psychologists' interpretation of the studies?

A)Patrons of bars who sit facing the alcohol are more likely to order food than those who do not.

B)In half of the cases studied, the patrons who ate more did not order alcohol.

C)Patrons who deliberately restrict their alcohol intake tend to eat less when alcohol is prominently displayed than when it is not.

D)Generally, those who consume alcohol during dinner leave larger tips than those who do not.

E)If an alcoholic beverage is prominently displayed within a restaurant, sales of that beverage will increase.

its C
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by mundasingh123 » Mon Feb 07, 2011 11:58 am
Which 1 did u choose ?
I chose B and my other contender was A.I rejected C .
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by fitzgerald23 » Mon Feb 07, 2011 12:26 pm
Thats a great question.

1. Studies show that alcohol on display causes people to eat more food.
2. Psychologists believe it is because the sight of alcohol alters behavior by making them think of leisure activities

The real key to getting this one right is to understand what the question is asking. They want you to not support the study, but the interpretation of the study

A. Incorrect. This is clearly the trap answer. If people who sit facing alcohol order more food it must be because of the alcohol. The problem is does it clarify the interpretation? No. Maybe the sight of alcohol makes them feel hungry or maybe the people who like to eat food like to look at alcohol.

B. Incorrect. This does not tell us anything about the sight of alcohol changing behavior.

C. Correct. This gives us an example of behavior being modified due to the sight of alcohol. People who restrict their intake see it and modify their behavior by eating less than usual. To these people this is not leisure so they stiffen their behavior rather than loosen it.

D. Incorrect. We are not concerned about tips.

E. Incorrect. We want to see a relationship between behavior, alcohol, and food consumption, not buying the alcohol

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by mundasingh123 » Mon Feb 07, 2011 12:44 pm
Hi fitzgerald23,
But the stimulus nowhere links alcohol intake to Leisurely Feeling.
The stimulus links Leisurely Feeling to Increased Food Intake
And the Option C apparently links less Alcohol intake to less food .
It seems as if Option C says " Those who dont have the leaisurely feelings inspite of sitting in front of Alcohol Display will drin drink less and therefore eat less."
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by fitzgerald23 » Mon Feb 07, 2011 3:04 pm
mundasingh123 wrote:Hi fitzgerald23,
But the stimulus nowhere links alcohol intake to Leisurely Feeling.
The stimulus links Leisurely Feeling to Increased Food Intake
And the Option C apparently links less Alcohol intake to less food .
It seems as if Option C says " Those who dont have the leaisurely feelings inspite of sitting in front of Alcohol Display will drin drink less and therefore eat less."
simply seeing alcohol makes patrons more likely to eat because the presence of alcohol reminds people that they are participating in leisure activities

Alcohol ---->leisure feeling---->More food

In other words it is the sight of the alcohol that allows for the change in feeling which amounts to more food.

I dont believe C links less alcohol intake to less food. The original passage specifically talks about the sight of the alcohol not the consumption. The psychologists reasoning is that alcohol changes behavior due to a change in feeling. In C they tell us that people who avoid/have a negative feeling towards alcohol eat less than normal. Their behavior is feeling altered. In this case it is not putting them in a more relaxed state but a more aware/anxious state because they want to avoid alcohol. If more relaxed = more food, less relaxed = less food.

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by mundasingh123 » Mon Feb 07, 2011 3:10 pm
@Fitzgerald23
In C they tell us that people who avoid/have a negative feeling towards alcohol eat less than normal.
This what i meant when i Said C links alcohol Intake to Food Intake
In this case it is not putting them in a more relaxed state but a more aware/anxious state because they want to avoid alcohol.
The People Are in a more anxious/aware state because they are avoiding alcohol
OR
The people are avoiding alcohol because they are in a more anxious/aware state
Arent u assuming The People Are in a more anxious/aware state because they are avoiding alcohol
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by arora007 » Mon Feb 07, 2011 10:29 pm
fitzgerald23 thanks for your detailed answer! I really regard your answers enlightening & wonderful.

I simply missed:
fitzgerald23 wrote: The real key to getting this one right is to understand what the question is asking. They want you to not support the study, but the interpretation of the study
and I fell into the trap and chose A. I tried to choose something which I thought supported the study.
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by pritish2301 » Mon Dec 03, 2012 12:04 am
Hi,

A)Patrons of bars who sit facing the alcohol are more likely to order food than those who do not.
>> Restates the same fact mentioned in the argument

B)In half of the cases studied, the patrons who ate more did not order alcohol.
>> Alcohol display -> affects human mind (feeling of being relaxed) -> causing overeating
Patrons order alcohol - might eat less
Patrons viewing alcohol - eats more
Patrons who did not order alcohol would have viewed alcohol which according to the argument might have caused leisure feeling thereby eating more.

C)Patrons who deliberately restrict their alcohol intake tend to eat less when alcohol is prominently displayed than when it is not.
>> restates the same but here a new comparison is being done.

D)Generally, those who consume alcohol during dinner leave larger tips than those who do not.
>> Irrelevant

E)If an alcoholic beverage is prominently displayed within a restaurant, sales of that beverage will increase.
>> It is not about sale of beverage

Hence answer is B. Waiting for the OA.