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<p>An office building secured by voice-recognition technology, which restricts access to the building to those individuals whose voices are known by the system, does not merely recognize the words an individual speaks but the way he or she speaks them, analyzing tone and pitch to distinguish one speaker from every other. Even the most adept vocal mimics cannot reproduce all the qualities analyzed by the technology.p>
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<p>In the passage, the author is primarily concerned with doing which of the following?p>
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<p zoompage-fontsize="16">In the context of the passage, the word “contingent” () most closely aligns with which of the following phrases?p>
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<p>The drug heparin is frequently administered intravenously in order to prevent blood clots. But some doctors point out that thousands of patients undergoing treatment with heparin have suffered adverse reactions in just the last year. Since there are no plans to make any modifications to the drug, adverse reactions in patients being treated with heparin will only increase if use of the drug becomes more widespread.p>
<p>Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument?p>
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<p>Prolonged exposure to exceptionally violent or chaotic circumstances can cause Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in some individuals. Psychiatrists in Virginia indicate that the proportion of patients coming to them for treatment of symptoms related to PTSD has increased enormously over the previous five years. Thus, either Virginia has become a much more violent and chaotic place over the last five years or individuals are more sensitive to violence and chaos than they were five years ago.p>
<p>Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?p>
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<p zoompage-fontsize="16">The recent increase in processing power and the usability of certain data analysis programs has inspired some small businesses to adopt a model in which basic tasks are taken care of by computers rather than by human employees.p>
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<p>Many zoologists have taken to studying the DNA of American coyote populations in an attempt to learn more about ancient canid populations, the ancestors of modern dogs. One problem with this pursuit is that American coyote populations have interbred heavily with feral dog populations. Thus, any group of coyotes zoologists decide to study will have significant amounts of dog DNA in its communal genome.p>
<p>Which of the following, if true, would most weaken the criticism made above of the zoologists’ pursuit?p>
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<p>By utilizing a disciplined and methodical approach to the game, the new football team has not only defeated every other team in the league but also forced them to rethink their strategies.p>
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<p zoompage-fontsize="16">The proposed increase in the number of community hospitals over the coming year should boost medical care in several rural and urban regions, making basic health care much more accessible than three years ago.p>
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<p>Four integers are randomly chosen from the set {-1, 0, 1}, with repetitions allowed. What is the probability that the product of the four integers chosen will be its least value possible?p>
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<p>In a "smart" home, security systems, heating units, televisions, and washing machines are all networked, and the homeowner can send commands by phone to each appliance, which thereby activates or deactivates that unit as desired.p>
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<p>Last year, Company X reconfigured its direct sales team to include more experienced sales people. The company spent less time and money training the experienced sales hires than they had found necessary to do with the previous, less experienced new hires, and both groups obtained equal direct sales results. The more experienced sales staff, however, received higher financial compensation, and what Company X saved on training costs was less than the additional expenditure of financial compensation. Company X concluded that the reconfiguration strategy would not increase profits in the future.p>
<p>Which of the following would it be most useful to know in order to evaluate the argument?p>
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<p>Wappo, a company that manufactures turbine blades for hydroelectric dams, has designed a new model of blade with a superior hydrodynamic form that will save energy and hence cost in implementation. Wappo is willing to sell these blades to a particular hydroelectric dam at no initial cost. The only payment will be the difference between, first, a percentage of the dam's improved profits, as measured by the percentage improvement of the hydroelectric dam efficiency times the value of energy sold by the plant over an 18-month period, and, second, the additional cost of installation and maintenance of the new turbines. On installation, the dam will make an estimated payment, which will be adjusted after eighteen months to equal the proper amount.p>
<p>Which of the following, if it occurred, would constitute a disadvantage for Wappo of the plan described above?p>
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<p>Known to be antisocial birds, cuckoos are solitary animals that practice brood parasitism, whereby they plant their young in another bird's nest through deception and subterfuge so that the host bird will take on the burden of raising the cuckoo's offspring. However, the ani species of cuckoo is highly social; anis congregate with others of their kind and often trust humans. Scientists attribute the anis' more social behavior to communal living conditions that do not require antisocial behavior of the birds.p>
<p>Which of the following, if true, most strongly supports the scientists' explanation of anis' more social behavior?p>
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<p>The scientists’ conclusion about the absence of sampling bias would be most seriously called into question if it were found thatp>
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<p>One of the most significant aspects of the act is that it empowers the province to try and set restrictions for the amount that will be paid by the government for a particular drug under this legislation.p>
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<p>If the quotient  is less than zero, which of the following CANNOT be true?p>
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