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Maya Elena Ruiz and colleagues conducted a study comparing musicians and nonmusicians in the volume, measured in decibels (dB), that they preferred when listening to various audio recordings, including solo piano pieces, symphonic works, and ocean sounds. The musicians, who reported far greater lifetime noise exposure than the nonmusicians, generally listened to the recordings at higher volumes than the nonmusicians did. The two groups had clinically similar hearing, however, suggesting that although a musician’s preferred volume for a favorite recording might be 84.8 dB and a nonmusician’s might be 65.9 dB, this difference __________

Which choice most logically completes the text?

A

indicates that the musician is unlikely to listen to a nonfavorite recording at a higher volume than the nonmusician would.

B

shows that both the musician and the nonmusician have lower hearing ability than would be expected of clinically typical individuals with typical levels of lifetime noise exposure.

C

does not arise from the musician having a clinically significant reduction in hearing ability as a result of lifetime noise exposure.

D

cannot be explained as resulting from the musician’s relatively greater musical expertise.