The primary purpose of the passage is to
A) provide evidence in support of the view that human beings are essentially rational and selfish
B) use a particular study to challenge the argument that the economic behavior of human beings may be motivated by factors other than selfishness
C) compare certain views about human nature held by theoretical economists with those held by experimental economists
D) describe a study that apparently challenges theoretical economists' understanding of human economic behavior
E) suggest that researchers may have failed to take into account the impact of certain noneconomic factors in designing a study of human economic behavior
Hi, Can anyone tell me what does the word 'however' shown in bold contradict?
Does it contradict the theoretical economists view about humans/ Results of the experiments
If it does contradicts the view then the Primary purpose of the passage can be A.
If the word 'however' doesn't contradict 'Results of the experiments' then how does it contradict ' theoretical economists view about humans' ,which is explained at the start of the passage.
I saw the comments on forums ,which say that
The above derivation results into the Answer choice[spoiler] (B)[/spoiler][/i]'- theoretical economists characterized humans as rational beings relentlessly bent on maximizing purely selfish reward
- Results of an experimental economics study appear to contradict this view, however
This means that what the passage is basically saying is that economists were wrong to think that it's only personal gain that motivates people.