Question

There is a sentence that is missing in the paragraph below. Look at the paragraph and decide in which blank (option 1,2,3 or 4) the following sentence would best fit.
Sentence: When people socially learn from each other, they often learn without understanding why what they're copying-the beliefs and behaviours and technologies and know-how-works.
Paragraph: ___(1)___. The dual-inheritance theory ....says....that inheritance is itself an evolutionary system. It has variation. What makes us a new kind of animal, \and so different and successful as a species,is we rely heavily on social learning,to the point where socially acquired information is effectively a second line of inheritance, the first being our genes.... ___(2)___. People tend to home in on who seems to be the smartest or most successful person around,as well as what everybody seems to be doing-the majority of people have something worth learning. ___(3)___. When you repeat this process over time,you can get,around the world,cultural packages-beliefs or behaviours or technology or other solutions-that are adapted to the local conditions. People have different psychologies, effectively. ___(4)___.

• A. Option 1
• B. Option 2
• C. Option 3
• D. Option 4

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

In this question, one certainty is that the opening sentence will neither be in position 1 nor in position 4 because the given sentence is neither introductory nor concluding. It fits well in either position 2 or 3. The sentence states: "When people socially learn from each other, they often learn without understanding why what they’re copying—the beliefs and behaviors and technologies and know-how—works." It goes on to mention, "They tend to home in on who seems to be the smartest or most successful." This implies that people often learn without understanding why or what they are copying, and they tend to focus on those who appear to be the smartest. Position 2 is a better fit than position 3.