Part 1 - Option 2 - Question 1 · Inglés PAU Cantabria Ordinaria 2023

a) The use of beauty filters has led to an increase in requests for plastic surgery.

Solución: TRUE

Justification for statement a)

Solución: "plastic surgeons have noted a rise in clients requesting surgery that makes them look more like their filters" (párr. 2) / "Adolescent girls who use filters are more likely to consider cosmetic surgery... filters."

b) Beauty filters have been found to have a positive impact on self-esteem and mental health, according to recent studies.

Solución: FALSE

Justification for statement b)

Solución: "Research indicates that they could make users feel worse about themselves". (párr. 3)

c) Although Tik Tok's 'Bold Glamour' filter might be problematic, the 'Teen filter' is getting all the attention in the media.

Solución: FALSE

Justification for statement c)

Solución: "While TikTok's "Bold Glamour" is getting most of the press, the Teen filter is also problematic". (párr. 4)

d) There is still much to learn about the long-term effects of beauty filters on mental health and self-perception.

Solución: TRUE

Justification for statement d)

Solución: "their impact on self-perception and mental health must be further studied" (párr. 5) / "they are too new to know exactly how they affect self-perception and mental health long-term" (párr. 3)