10 free PSAT/NMSQT practice questions in the real exam format, covering the official content areas, with an explanation for every answer.
PSAT/NMSQT Practice Test 14Tutor mode
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Based on the texts, how would Osei (Text 2) most likely respond to the managers' argument in Text 1?
Text 1
Some managers argue that remote work inevitably lowers productivity. Without the chance encounters that happen in hallways and break rooms, they say, employees share fewer ideas and solve problems more slowly.
Text 2
Economist Daniel Osei examined output data from firms that shifted to remote work. He found that employees doing focused, independent tasks, such as writing code or processing claims, often became more productive at home, while teams whose work depended on brainstorming produced fewer new ideas. For Osei, the effect of remote work depends heavily on the kind of work being done.