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by pradeepkaushal9518 » Wed Oct 13, 2010 10:13 pm
Identify the best explanation for the study described below:

People who listen to slow music before going to work in the morning were shown to make more rational decisions throughout the day than people who listened to more uptempo music. Further studies have shown that rational decision-making depends nearly exclusively on the ability to weigh more options before making a choice.

A
Slower music makes people calm, which keeps them from losing their temper at work and wasting time in arguments.
B
Slower music relaxes the brain, which allows people to listen more carefully to their advisers without interrupting.
C
People who listen to slower music at work have less need to be woken up in the morning by uptempo music and are generally better rested.
D
Slower music relaxes the brain, which allows people to weigh their options and make less impulsive decisions at work.
E
Uptempo music can lead to a calmer overall disposition, which allows people to consider their options more carefully before making decisions.
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by shovan85 » Wed Oct 13, 2010 10:58 pm
IMO D

A Time waste is not happening so weigh more options. (Could be true)
B The decision-making depends on the Advisers. (Out of Scope)
C Music before going to work not at work. (Irrelevant)
D Says more options weigh and less impulsive or we can say take a decision with a proper thought. (Contender)
E Uptempo music not related to proper decision making (Irrelevant)
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by pradeepkaushal9518 » Wed Oct 13, 2010 11:20 pm
i have selected the same answer
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by psychomath » Thu Oct 14, 2010 7:25 am
Straight D
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by ov25 » Thu Oct 14, 2010 7:33 am
I like A better....

Stimulus says..slow music - more options before decision
imo arguments are a result of quick decisions.

D says impulsive decision...this part is not supported anywhere...
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by pesfunk » Thu Oct 14, 2010 8:21 am
Pretty Simple - D
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by shovan85 » Thu Oct 14, 2010 8:29 am
ov25 wrote:I like A better....

Stimulus says..slow music - more options before decision
imo arguments are a result of quick decisions.

D says impulsive decision...this part is not supported anywhere...
Impulsive manner means without reasoning or thinking about something and taking decision. This is not the case for Slow music walas ;)
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by diebeatsthegmat » Fri Oct 15, 2010 5:41 pm
pradeepkaushal9518 wrote:i have selected the same answer
yep D (solved this in 50 sec)
whats the answer??
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by ov25 » Sat Oct 16, 2010 9:18 am
I guess you are right Shovan...D
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