Question

researchers recently conducted an experiment to understand how we use rankings to make decisions. they created a fictitious travel website describing five museums in london. then, they invited two groups of participants, who had never visited the museums, to review the site and select the museum they would be most likely to visit. meanwhile, the researchers tracked the amount of time each participant spent reading about each museum. for one group, the website ranked each museum, titling the page \the top 5 museums in london.\ for the other group, the museums and their descriptions were not ranked. the researchers concluded that when reviewing ranked lists, we tend to focus on the top - ranked option. which choice best describes data in the table that support the researchers conclusion? choose 1 answer: a participants who were not provided with a ranking of the museums spent roughly equal amounts of time reading about each museum. b participants who were not provided with a ranking of the museums spent the most time reading about the victoria and albert museum. c participants who were provided with a ranking of the museums spent the least amount of time reading about the natural history museum. d participants who were provided with a ranking of the museums spent disproportionately more time reading about the british museum.

Explanation:

The researchers' conclusion is that when reviewing ranked lists, we tend to focus on the top - ranked option. If participants provided with a ranking of the museums spent disproportionately more time reading about the British Museum (assuming it is top - ranked), it supports this conclusion. Options A and B are about the non - ranked group and thus not relevant to the conclusion about ranked lists. Option C shows less time on a museum, which does not support focusing on the top - ranked one.

Answer:

D. Participants who were provided with a ranking of the museums spent disproportionately more time reading about the British Museum.