Question

1.

Which of the following best describes a central idea of the text?
[RI.2]
A. Experiments reveal that people's behavior is greatly influenced by their desire to
conform
The Nazi's used behavioral experiments to trick German citizens into following
the laws that most recognized as immoral.
An overwhelming desire to fit in encourages people to display bizarre behavior
at restaurants.
People are unable to resist the desire to follow the crowd because it is part of
human psychology,
D.

Answer 1

Answer: D, people are unable to resist the desire to follow the crowd because it is part of human psychology

Explanation: I believe this is the correct answer not only by using process of elimination but by logical sense. Automatically, choices b and c cancel out because they are not main or central ideas, just examples or statements made in the passage. So we’re left with a and d. When you think about it, d makes more sense than a because a talks about experiments. Sure, the whole passage has to do with experiments, but it is not the message trying to be said. D would therefore be the correct answer.