Identifying the author's primary critique regarding negative psychological habits
Question
The author of the passage is against
Options
worrying too much about the past and future
being in the habit of thinking about presents
not being thrilled by new things
giving and receiving joy only partially
Explanation
The author contrasts adults with children, praising children because "they do not look too forward nor too far backward." Conversely, the author criticizes adults for being "too cautious, too anxious" and advises that our cares would shrink if we "thought less about them." The entire critique targets over-analyzing and projecting anxiety into the past or future instead of living in the present. Option (a) perfectly identifies this mental time-travel as the author's primary target of criticism.
Answer: (a).
Question details
Year
2022
Paper
CSAT
Question
Q53
Section
Reading Comprehension
Sub-topic
Philosophy / Psychology passage
Type
Factual single
Difficulty
Medium
Source hint
Passage 2 (Thrill of presents) - Q53
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