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findings suggested there should have The following text are for questions
been a strong correlation between a 41 to 43.
monitored worker’s productivity and You walk into a room, and
the overall rating the worker received. suddenly your brain goes fuzzy with
However, measures of the relationship an overwhelming wave of familiarity.
between the overall rating and Chances are you’ve experienced this
individual elements of performance situation, known as déjà vu, once in a
clearly supported the conclusion that while in your life. Episodes of déjà vu
supervisors gave considerable weight may be closely related to how memory
to criteria such as attendance, accuracy, is stored in the brain. Retention of
and indications of customer satisfaction. long-term memories in the temporal
It is possible that productivity may lobes and in specific parts of the
be a “hygiene factor,” that is, if it is too temporal lobe is also important for the
low, it will hurt the overall rating. But recognition of certain events. While
the evidence suggests that beyond the déjà vu’ s connection to the temporal
point at which productivity becomes lobes and memory retention is relatively
“good enough”, higher productivity is unknown, clues about the condition
unlikely to improve ratings. were originally derived from people
who suffer from epilepsy, which is a
39. (LEVEL IV) condition in which nerve cell activities
The primary purpose of the passage in the brain are disturbed. Findings
is to .... suggest that déjà vu events may be
A. explain the need for the caused by an electrical malfunction in
introduction of an innovative the brain.
strategy Some researchers describe the basis
B. discuss a study of the use of a for déjà vu in people without epilepsy
particular method as a temporary glitch in the brain
C. recommend a course of action when certain neurons are discharged,
D. resolve a difference of opinion allowing the brain to mistake the
E. suggest an alternative approach
present for the past. The same abnormal
40. (LEVEL IV) electrical impulses that contribute to
The attitude of the author of the epilepsy can be present in healthy
passage seems to be .... people; for example, a hypnogogic
A. absolute jerk is an involuntary muscle spasm
B. conclusive that occurs as the person sleeps.
C. persuasive Nevertheless, because there is no clear,
D. questioning identifiable stimulus that elicits a déjà
E. concerned vu experience, it remains difficult to
study déjà vu. There may not be a simple
answer for the mechanisms behind
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