Question

1. part b: which detail from the text best supports the answer to part a?

o a. “evolutionarily, this doesn’t make a whole lot of sense, since we’re all out to preserve ourselves - and our genes. there must be something else going on.” (paragraph 1)
o b. “but, the authors argue, the fact that the second part of the study connected the ‘altruistic’ behaviors to the perception of unevenness speaks to the fact that babies ‘evaluate events along morally relevant dimensions.’” (paragraph 7)
o c. “they appear to develop their social behaviors just by watching others, which the authors suggest could help adults understand more about how to foster that development in kids from a young age.” (paragraph 9)
o d. “some researchers have suggested that young children and infants may be more blindly altruistic than older children and adults, because they don’t yet possess the ability to be discerning.” (paragraph 10)

Explanation:

Each option provides a different detail from the text. To choose the best - supporting detail, one must know what the answer to Part A is. The details in options A - D relate to different aspects such as evolutionary sense, moral evaluation in babies, social - behavior development, and altruism in young children, but their relevance depends on Part A's answer.

Answer:

The answer depends on the content of Part A. Without knowing the answer to Part A, it's impossible to determine which option is correct.