Read the passage from "When Good People Do Bad Things," which is an informational text about research
into group behaviors.
What is the author's most likely purpose for writing
this particular passage?
In a study that recently went online in the journal
Neurolinage, the researchers measured brain activity in
a part of the brain involved in thinking about oneself.
They found that in some people, this activity was
reduced when the subjects participated in a
competition as part of a group, compared with when
they competed as individuals. Those people were
more likely to harm their competitors than people who
did not exhibit this decreased brain activity.
O to explain possible causes of harmful group
behavior
to suggest solutions for reducing harmful group
behavior
O to explain reasons for decreased brain activity
O to suggest solutions for decreased brain activity