Cambridge ielts 5 Reading

=> ANSWER: NOT GIVEN
1. Some people may believe that the teacher-subjects‟ behaviour could be 
explained as a positive survival mechanism. 
Keywords: behaviour, positive survival mechanism 
In paragraph F, the writer explains that: “A modern hard-core sociobiologist might 
even go so far as to claim that this aggressive instinct evolved as an advantageous 
trait, having been of survival value to our ancestors in their struggle against the 
hardship of life…” This means the teacher-subjects‟ behaviour evolved as an 
advantage in helping our ancestors survive. So it is a “positive survival mechanism” 
– advantageous trait = positive or useful characteristic that can produce a 
particular behaviour 
– mechanism =a way of doing something planned 

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=> ANSWER: TRUE
1. In sociological explanation, personal values are more powerful than authority 
Keywords: sociological, personal values, authority 
In paragraph H, the writer states: ” Thus, in this explanation,the subject merges his 
unique personality and personal and moral code with that of larger institutional 
structures, surrendering individual properties like loyalty, self-sarcrifice and discipline 
to the service of malevolent systems of authortity” This means that systems of 
authority are more powerful that individual personal and moral values. 
– surrender (to sth) = admit defeat/ stop trying to control something, because you 
are weaker/less powerful 
personal values= individual properties/personal and moral code 
=> ANSWER: FALSE
1. Milgram‟s experiment solves an important question in sociobiology. 
Keywords: solves, important, sociobiology 
In the last paragraph , the writer indicates that : ” Here we have two radically 
different explanations for why so many teacher-subjects were willing to forgo their 
sense of responsibility for the sake of an institutional authority figure”, and ” Put 
another way, sociobiology is concerned with elucidating the biological basis of all 
behaviour.” This means that the important question in sociobiology is making clear 
the biological basis of all behaviour. Milgram’s experiment did not solve it, it just 
brought out two different explanations for the results he obtained.