Questions 1-6
Positions 1, 2, 3, and 4 are the only positions that Y and Z, the two hands on a dial, can be in. Y cannot be in the same position as Z at any one time.
The only possible changes in position are:
From 1 to 2 and vice versa
From 2 to 3 and vice versa
From 3 to 4 and vice versa
From 4 to 1 and vice versa
Only one hand can change position at any one time, and each change in position is followed by a period during which both hands are still.
1. Which of the following is a possible sequence of consecutive positions through which one of the hands could have moved?
(A) 1, 2, 1, 3
(B) 1, 2, 3, 1
(C) 2, 1, 2, 1
(D) 3, 2, 4, 3,
(E) 4, 1, 4, 2
2. If Y is in position 1 and Z is in position 3, each of the following is a possible change from its current position for one of the hands EXCEPT from
(A) 1 to 2
(B) 1 to 4
(C) 2 to 3
(D) 3 to 2
(E) 3 to 4
3. If Y is in position 2 and Z is in position 3, and if each hand changes position exactly once, which of the following could be the two position changes performed?
(A) From 2 to 3, from 1 to 4
(B) From 2 to 1, from 3 to 4
(C) From 2 to 1, from 1 to 4
(D) From 3 to 2, from 2 to 3
(E) From 3 to 4, from 4 to 1
4. If two consecutive position changes both involve Y only, the first from 2 to 3, and the second from 3 to 4, which of the following must be true?
(A) If Z moves next, Z goes from 1 to 2.
(B) If Z moves next, Z goes from 2 to 1.
(C) If Z moves next, Z goes from 2to 3.
(D) On the next move, Y goes from 4 to 1.
(E) On the next move, Y goes from 4 to 3.
5. If Y is in position 4 and Z is in position 1, what is the minimum number of position changes required for Y and Z to exchange their current positions?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
(E) 5
6. Which of the following must have occurred during a period in which Y's positions were, consecutively, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 1?
(A) Y stood still in position 2 while Z changed position.
(B) Y stood still in position 4 while Z changed position.
(C) Z made as many position changes as did Y.
(D) Z made exactly two position changes interspersed among Y's.
(E) Z made at least two position changes.
7. A group of subjects saw a film of two cars colliding. Immediately afterward, half of the group were asked a set of questions about the cars "bumping" into one another, while the other half were asked the same questions, but with the verb "smash" substituted for "bumping". In later descriptions of the filmed collision, subjects in the latter half were more likely to remember seeing broken glass. "
The experiment described above best supports which of the following conclusions about eyewitness testimony?
(A) A witness who is agitated at the time of an event is likely to give less accurate testimony than is a calm witness.
(B) A witness' perception of an event will be distorted if inflammatory language is used by the questioner.
(C) The manner in which a witness is questioned after an event can influence the recollection of the witness.
(D) Most eyewitness testimony can be assumed to contain inaccurate elements.
(E) Special questioning techniques can be developed that will be more conducive to eliciting accurate information from witnesses that traditional techniques have been.
8. New York State legalized a system of off track betting on horse races in the hope of gathering some revenue for itself while reducing illegal gambling. Since the law was passed, however, the number of illegal off-track bets has increased substantially. The reason is not hard to fathom. When the state itself declared gambling to be legitimate, it swept aside the moral reservations that had made many people reluctant to gamble.
The author does not adequately account for the increase mentioned in the passage, because the author does not explain why
(A) people who overcame their moral reservations about gambling would place illegal rather than legal bets
(B) people with moral reservations about gambling failed to prevent the legalization of a system of betting
(C) New York State continued to permit legal betting when the increase in illegal betting became evident
(D)