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The sentences given below, when properly sequenced, would yield a coherent paragraph. Decide on the proper sequencing of the order of the sentences and key in the sequence of the numbers as your answer.

  1. While you might think that you see or are aware of all the changes that happen in your immediate environment, there is simply too much information for your brain to fully process everything.
  2. Psychologists use the term ‘change blindness’ to describe this tendency of people to be blind to changes though they are in the immediate environment.
  3. It cannot be aware of every single thing that happens in the world around you.
  4. Sometimes big shifts happen in front of your eyes and you are not at all aware of these changes.

Entered answer:

Solution

✅ Correct Answer: 1342

Step 1: Find the opening sentence -> Look for one that introduces a topic without needing context from other sentences.

Step 2: Look for connecting words like "it," "this," "these" that refer back to previous sentences.

Step 3: Find the concluding sentence -> Often gives a name/term or summarizes the concept.


From passage: "While you might think that you see or are aware of all the changes that happen in your immediate environment, there is simply too much information for your brain to fully process everything."

Thought process:

Sentence 1 -> introduces the main idea (brain can't process everything) -> perfect opener

Sentence 3 -> starts with "It" -> must refer to "brain" from sentence 1 -> natural follow-up

Sentence 4 -> gives examples with "Sometimes big shifts happen" -> supports sentence 3

Sentence 2 -> introduces term "change blindness" -> concludes by naming the phenomenon


Elimination thinking:

The key is spotting that sentence 3 starts with "It" - this must refer back to something mentioned earlier. Only sentence 1 mentions "brain" clearly.

Sentence 2 gives the technical term "change blindness" - this typically comes at the end after explaining the concept.

Sentence 4 provides specific examples of the phenomenon, so it fits in the middle.

Final sequence: 1 (intro) -> 3 (continues with "it") -> 4 (examples) -> 2 (technical term/conclusion) = 1342

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