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Why do people read negative Internet comments and do other things that will obviously be painful? Because humans have an inheren
Why do people read negative Internet comments and do other things that will obviously be painful? Because humans have an inheren
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2022-12-26
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Why do people read negative Internet comments and do other things that will obviously be painful? Because humans have an inherent need to【C1】________uncertainty, according to a recent study in Psychological Science. The new research reveals that the need to know is so strong that people will【C2】________to satisfy their curiosity even when it is clear the answer will【C3】________.
In a series of four experiments, behavioral scientists at the University of Chicago and the Wisconsin School of Business tested students’ willingness to【C4】________themselves to unpleasant stimuli in an effort to satisfy curiosity. For one【C5】________each participant was shown a pile of pens that the researcher claimed were from a previous experiment. The twist? Half of the pens would【C6】________an electric shock when clicked.
Twenty-seven students were told which pens were electrified; another twenty-seven were told only that some were electrified.【C7】________left alone in the room, the students who did not know which ones would shock them clicked more pens and incurred more shocks than the students who knew what would【C8】________. Subsequent experiments reproduced this effect with other stimuli,【C9】________the sound of finger nails on a chalkboard and photographs of disgusting insects.
The drive to【C10】________is deeply rooted in humans, much the same as the basic drives for【C11】________ or shelter, says Christopher Hsee of the University of Chicago. Curiosity is often considered a good instinct—it can【C12】________new scientific advances, for instance—but sometimes such【C13】________can backfire. The insight that curiosity can drive you to do【C14】________things is a profound one.
Unhealthy curiosity is possible to【C15】________, however. In a final experiment, participants who were encouraged to【C16】________how they would feel after viewing an unpleasant picture were less likely to 【C17】________to see such an image. These results suggest that imagining the【C18】________of following through on one’s curiosity ahead of time can help determine【C19】________it is worth the endeavor. "Thinking about long-term【C20】________is key to reducing the possible negative effects of curiosity." Hsee says. In other words, don’t read online comments.
【C6】
选项
A、remove
B、weaken
C、deliver
D、interrupt
答案
C
解析
本题考查动词辨析。本动词的主语是Half of the pens,宾语是an electric shock (电击)。本句子所表达的是一个具体的实验内容,而此实验要证明的是全文的主旨,即“人们为了满足好奇心愿意去做令人痛苦的事情”。根据主旨倾向考生就可以直接排除A项remove(去除)、B项 weaken(削弱)和D项interrupt(打断),因为这三个动作所表达的意思是去除、削弱或者打断一次电击(an electric shock),与本题要表达的“Half of the pens要产生an electric shock,从而让人感觉不舒服和痛苦”不相符。因此本题最佳答案是C项deliver(释放)。
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