首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Over a decade ago, psychologist Barry Schwartz published what might be the ultimate psychological book, The Paradox(悖论)of Choice
Over a decade ago, psychologist Barry Schwartz published what might be the ultimate psychological book, The Paradox(悖论)of Choice
admin
2015-07-13
42
问题
Over a decade ago, psychologist Barry Schwartz published what might be the ultimate psychological book, The Paradox(悖论)of Choice-. Why More Is Less. In it, Schwartz argues that the modern world’s smorgasbord(大杂烩)of options—Coke Zero or Diet? Major in sociology or psychology? — makes us less happy, not more. "Choice overload" , as he calls it, makes us question our decisions, set our expectations too high, and blame ourselves for our mistakes.
One of my favorite Schwartzisms is this: If you ever aren’t sure if you attended the very best party or bought the very best computer, just settle for " good enough". People who do this are called "satisficers" , and they’re consistently happier, he’s found, than are " maximizers"(完美主义者), people who feel that they must choose the very best possible option. Maximizers earn more, Schwartz has found, but they’re also less satisfied with their jobs. In fact, they’re more likely to be clinically depressed in general.
The reason this happens, as Schwartz explained in a paper with his Swarthmore colleague Andrew Ward, is that as life circumstances improve, expectations rise. People begin comparing their experiences to peers who are doing better, or to past experiences they’ve personally had that were better.
As people have contact with items of high quality, they begin to suffer from "the curse of insight". The lower quality items that used to be perfectly acceptable are no longer good enough. The cheerful zero point keeps rising, and expectations and aspirations rise with it. As a result, the rising quality of experience is met with rising expectations, and people are just running in place. As long as expectations keep pace with realizations, people may live better, but they won’t feel better about how they live.
Schwartz’ solution, as he recently explained to the psychology blogger Eric Barker, is just to settle for something that’s acceptable—even if you know there’s likely something better out there. Whenever you need a new laptop, buy the laptop identical with your maximizer friends’. It is probably not the perfect laptop for you, but good enough for you. It takes you five minutes to make a decision instead of five weeks and it’s a " good enough" decision.
It can be hard, in our culture, to force yourself to settle for "good enough". But when it comes to happiness and satisfaction, "good enough" isn’t just good—it’s perfect.
What do we learn about " satisficers" and "maximizers"?
选项
A、Maximizers are less happy in general than "satisficers".
B、Maximizers are models for physical and mental well-being.
C、Satisficers make a decision once their standard is met.
D、Satisficers will be better protected from clinical disease.
答案
A
解析
事实细节题。本题考查对“满足者”和“完美主义者”的认识。原文第二段第二句提到,这样的人被称为“满足者”,他发现“满足者”比“完美主义者”更快乐……。A)是该句的同义转述,故为答案。B)“‘完美主义者’是身体和心理健康的榜样”、C)“只要满足了他们的标准,‘满足者’就会做决定”和D)“‘满足者’会更好地不受临床疾病的伤害”,原文均未提及,故排除。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/3Nl7777K
0
大学英语四级
相关试题推荐
A、Putalittlemorepepperinthesoup.B、Servethesoupasitissaidintherecipe.C、Tastethesouptoseeifitneedssomem
A、Themanshouldfirstsignaone-yearlease.B、Themancanmoveinaweeklater.C、Themanshouldpaintthewholething.D、The
A、Talkingabouttheirhouse.B、Lookingforaplacetolivein.C、Walkingonthecampus.D、Readinganewspaper.B由对话中女士提到的adfor
Theappealofadvertisingtobuyingmotivescanhavebothnegativeandpositiveeffects.Consumersmaybe【B1】______tobuyapro
Soonafterstartinghisjobassuperintendent(监管人)oftheMemphis,Tenn.,publicschools,KrinerCashorderedanassessmentofhi
MostAmericansconsiderthemselvesfriendlypeople.FolksinthesouthernUnitedStates,inparticular,【B1】______entertainingg
A、Changesfromchildhoodtoadulthood.B、Measurestoimprovecolleaguerelationship.C、Methodstoimprovehandwriting.D、Letters
A、Thehouseisnotasgoodasexpected.B、Theneighbor’syardisperfect.C、Itisthehousethathewants.D、Thefireplaceisve
TheWaltDisneyCompanylastweekannouncedplanstorestrictjunkfoodcommercialsonitstelevisionprogramsaimedatchildren
A、Itwillcostalot.B、Itwillbememorable.C、Itwillhardlybepopular.D、Itmaybringaprofit.D
随机试题
原发性再生障碍性贫血的诊断依据中错误的是
A.NK细胞B.B细胞C.CD8+T细胞D.CD4+T细胞E.树突细胞本身无直接杀瘤作用,但具有很强的抗原呈递作用的是
A.临终关怀B.脑死亡标准C.心肺功能停止的死亡标准D.积极(主动)安乐死E.消极(被动)安乐死上列各项中,能体现人道主义在医学领域内升华的是
产妇,28岁,第1胎足月顺产。当胎儿娩出阴道立即出血500ml,血液呈鲜红色,此时胎盘尚未娩出,按摩子宫不缓解且血液很快凝成块,根据上述情况,考虑出血的最大可能是
心理学实验法相比自然观察法和相关分析法,其优点表现在()。
在表单控件中,不属于容器型控件的是()。
下列模式中,能够给出数据库物理存储结构与物理存取方法的是( )。
以下变量x、y、z均为double类型且已正确赋值,不能正确表示数学式子x/(y*2)的C语言表达式是______。
Thecommitteewasaskedtorenderareportonthehousingsituation.
Personswhoareoverweightshouldwatchtheirdietcarefullyinordertolosepounds.Thebestwaytodothisistostartaweigh
最新回复
(
0
)