Question: Directions for Summary: A paragraph is followed by four options which have summarized the passage in their own way. Pick the option that best summarizes the passage:
The human mind is wired to see patterns. Not only does the brain process information as it comes in, it also stores insights from all our past experiences. Every interaction, happy or sad, is catalogued in our memory. Intuition draws from that deep memory well to inform our decisions going forward. In other words, intuitive decisions are based on data, and not contrary to data as many would like to assume. When we subconsciously spot patterns, the body starts firing neurochemicals in both the brain and gut. These "somatic markers" are what give us that instant sense that something is right... or that it's off. Not only are these automatic processes faster than rational thought, but our intuition draws from decades of diverse qualitative experience (sights, sounds, interactions, etc.) - a wholly human feature that big data alone could never accomplish.
The passage tells us about how intuition is based on data and is an automatic process faster than rational thought. It is a human feature that big data cannot not accomplish.
Option (d) best capture the theme of the passage.
Option (a) suggests that intuition is richer than big data which is not mentioned in the passage.
Option (b): The passage does not mention that intuitive decisions are better. It only states that intuitive decisions are very fast.
Option (c) states that intuition is not related to data which is contrary to what the passage tells us.
Hence, option (d).