OG12 98对D选项的理解

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98. An experiment was done in which human subjects recognize a pattern within a matrix of abstract designs and
then select another design that completes that pattern. The results of the experiment were surprising. The
lowest expenditure of energy in neurons in the brain was found in those subjects who performed most
successfully in the experiments.
Which of the following hypotheses best accounts for the findings of the experiment?
(A) The neurons of the brain react less when a subject is trying to recognize patterns than when the subject is doing other kinds of reasoning.
(B) Those who performed best in the experiment experienced more satisfaction when working with abstract patterns than did those who performed less well.
(C) People who are better at abstract pattern recognition have more energy-efficient neural connections.
(D) The energy expenditure of the subjects’ brains increases when a design that completes the initially recognized pattern is determined.
(E) The task of completing a given design is more capably performed by athletes, whose energy expenditure is lower when they are at rest.

题目做对了，但我不理解OG 对D的解释Th e most successful subjects would presumably not have completed fewer patterns than average, so the posited increase in energy would likely lead to higher energy expenditures for them, not lower.那位好心人帮忙解释解释？谢谢！

wilincl9321

not lower是题目中的 lowest expenditure. 意思就是真如D所说，那么就该消耗更多，而不是题目中说的更低了

-- by 会员 猪王山 (2012/10/8 23:58:26)

D的前半句我的理解是消耗更多，但是对when a design that completes the initially recognized pattern is determined还是不大理解，请问你是怎么理解的？

猪王山

not lower是题目中的 lowest expenditure. 意思就是真如D所说，那么就该消耗更多，而不是题目中说的更低了

wilincl9321

没有人吗？主要是这个not lower，不明白GMAC为什么要加上这一局？