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MCAT Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills Flashcards: Cause Effect Relationships

Study Cause Effect Relationships in MCAT Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills with focused flashcards that help you recognize the idea, recall the key rule, and apply it in practice-style prompts.

QUESTION

What is a necessary cause (necessary condition) in cause-and-effect reasoning?

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ANSWER

A factor that must be present for the effect to occur. Without this factor, the effect cannot happen, establishing it as a prerequisite in causal logic.

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A commentary on scientific collaboration describes why large interdisciplinary projects sometimes produce fewer groundbreaking ideas than expected. The author argues that coordination demands can push teams toward lowest-common-denominator questions that all disciplines can agree on quickly. To avoid conflict, teams may favor methods and concepts that are already widely accepted, which can reduce the chance of exploring unconventional hypotheses. The author acknowledges that interdisciplinarity can also spark innovation by combining tools in novel ways, especially when projects include time for exploratory workshops and when leadership protects minority viewpoints. The author concludes that collaboration scale interacts with governance structures to shape creativity. Which relationship best reflects the author's causal account of reduced breakthroughs in some large projects?
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