OpenSAT

Question #N1097

Many people believe that the amount of information a person can process is limited. However, a research team at the University of California, Berkeley, has found that people are more likely to process and understand information if they have an emotional connection to it. They found that by presenting information that is relevant to a participant’s own life, the participant was more likely to recall it and be able to make connections with other information. In other words, the research suggests that people’s ability to process information is not necessarily limited by the amount of information, but rather by how it is presented. What is the best interpretation of this research?

The research suggests that

A. people are more likely to understand and remember information if it is emotionally relevant to them.

B. people are better able to process information if they are given the opportunity to learn the information in a structured way.

C. people who are emotionally connected to the information are more likely to be able to remember it.

D. people's ability to understand information is affected by how the information is presented.

Reveal Answer Go Back

Correct Answer is: A

The passage clearly states that people are more likely to understand and remember information if it is emotionally relevant to them. The rest of the passage details how this was found and the significance of the study, but doesn’t contradict the main idea.