UCAT Decision Making 5

Question 1

A budget of $12,000 is split among three departments: Research gets 50%, Operations gets 30%, and Admin gets the rest. How much does Admin receive?

Accepted Answer

$2,400

Answer

Admin gets 100% − 50% − 30% = 20%; 20% of $12,000 = $2,400.

Question 2

A patient asks their doctor not to tell their spouse about a terminal diagnosis. The doctor should:

Accepted Answer

Respect patient confidentiality and not disclose without consent

Answer

Confidentiality is a core medical principle; information belongs to the patient and cannot be shared without consent except in specific legal or safety circumstances.

Question 3

No mammals can photosynthesize. Dolphins are mammals. Which argument form does this represent?

Accepted Answer

Deductive syllogism

Answer

This is a classic deductive syllogism — a valid conclusion follows necessarily from two true premises.

Question 4

A study claims people who own cats have lower blood pressure than those who don't. A critic argues that calmer people are more likely to own cats. This critique describes:

Accepted Answer

Confounding

Answer

Confounding occurs when a third variable (calm temperament) is associated with both the exposure (cat ownership) and the outcome (blood pressure).

Question 5

A scheduler must assign 4 tasks (W, X, Y, Z) sequentially. X must come before Z. Y must be last. W must come immediately before X. Which order is valid?

Accepted Answer

W, X, Z, Y

Answer

W must immediately precede X, X must precede Z, and Y must be last — so W, X, Z, Y satisfies all constraints.

UCAT University Clinical Aptitude Test Practice Practice Test

UCAT University Clinical Aptitude Test Practice Practice Test

UCAT Decision Making 5