Question

select the text from the paragraph that best helps you understand that mitigated means made less severe. there may be more than one correct choice.

the spoon, called liftware, was created by anupam pathak, a skilled engineer with a background in rifle stabilization technology. pathaks design was based largely on such technology. liftware first uses a motion sensor to detect all movements made by the user. a specially designed algorithm then determines whether each movement is intentional or caused by a tremor. finally, the head of the spoon moves in response to each tremor to compensate somewhat for the displacement the tremor causes. with the effects of their tremors mitigated in this way, parkinson’s patients are able to feed themselves with greater ease.

Explanation:

To understand that "mitigated" means "made less severe", we look for text showing reduction of tremor effects. The sentence "Finally, the head of the spoon moves in response to each tremor to compensate somewhat for the displacement the tremor causes." explains how the spoon compensates for tremor displacement, reducing its severity, which relates to mitigating (making less severe) tremor effects. Also, "With the effects of their tremors mitigated in this way, Parkinson’s patients are able to feed themselves with greater ease." shows the result of mitigation (easier feeding) but the compensating action sentence directly shows the mechanism of reducing severity.

Answer:

Finally, the head of the spoon moves in response to each tremor to compensate somewhat for the displacement the tremor causes.