Sat 2015 Practice Test #1 Answer Explanations

Choice A is the best answer.
The paragraph examines how gift-givers 
believe expensive gifts are more thoughtful than less expensive gifts 
and will be more valued by recipients. The work of Camerer and 
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attempt to signal their positive attitudes toward the intended recipient 
and their willingness to invest resources in a future relationship” 
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Choices B, C, and D are incorrect because the theory articulated 
by Camerer and others is used to explain an idea put forward by 
the authors (“givers believe that bigger . . . gifts convey stronger 
signals”), not to introduce an argument, question a motive, or support 
a conclusion. 
QUESTION 20 
Choice B is the best answer.
The graph clearly shows that gift-givers 
believe that a “more valuable” gift will be more appreciated than 
a “less valuable gift.” According to the graph, gift-givers believe 
the monetary value of a gift will determine whether that gift is well 
received or not. 
Choice A is incorrect because the graph does not suggest that gift-
givers are aware of gift-recipients’ appreciation levels. Choices C and 
D are incorrect because neither the gift-givers’ desire for the gifts they 
purchase nor the gift-givers’ relationship with the gift-recipients is 
addressed in the graph. 

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QUESTION 21 
Choice A is the best answer.
Lines 69-75 explain that while people 
are often both gift-givers and gift-receivers, they struggle to apply 
information they learned as a gift-giver to a time when they were a gift-
receiver: “Yet, despite the extensive experience that people have as both 
givers and receivers, they often struggle to transfer information gained 
from one role (e.g., as a giver) and apply it in another, complementary 
role (e.g., as a receiver).” The authors suggest that the disconnect 
between how much appreciation a gift-giver thinks a gift merits and how 
much appreciation a gift-recipient displays for the gift may be caused by 
both individuals’ inability to comprehend the other’s perspective. 
Choices B and C are incorrect because neither the passage nor the 
graph addresses the idea that society has become more materialistic or 
that there is a growing opposition to gift-giving. Choice D is incorrect 
because the passage emphasizes that gift-givers and gift-recipients 
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that the disconnect results only from a failure to understand the 
other’s intentions. 
QUESTION 22