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There are age-related differences in our ability to lie. These are【B1】______the development of the prefrontal cortex—a part of t
There are age-related differences in our ability to lie. These are【B1】______the development of the prefrontal cortex—a part of t
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There are age-related differences in our ability to lie. These are【B1】______the development of the prefrontal cortex—a part of the brain involved in controlling our behavior. It doesn’t fully develop until young【B2】______, after which it gradually declines. We【B3】______that the ability to lie would also follow this【B4】______and that’s what we found. We focus on the cognition of lying—how hard it is to lie,【B5】______we can judge by how long it takes a person to【B6】______a false statement. There’s a lot of evidence suggesting lying is more【B7】______demanding than telling the truth.
Lying is a very【B8】______phenomenon. There are many【B9】______involved—the motivation to lie, emotions , social factors and so on. We【B10】______the cognitive aspect of lying. It’s a narrow scope, but that【B11】______us to apply science to the issue.
Why do young adults lie【B12】______? I am speculating, but it【B13】______has something to do with gaining【B14】______at that age—becoming an individual and【B15】______themselves from their parents or teachers. They tend to lie more to authority figures.
We’ve been developing computerised tests where we try to【B16】______whether a person is lying or not, based on how fast they respond. Another approach might be to make lying more【B17】______You could ask them to tell their story in【B18】______order, for example, or ask questions that they wouldn’t【B19】______For a long time, lie detection has focused on techniques that are based on stress. But these gave a lot of false positives, because truth-tellers can get as stressed as【B20】______
【B20】
选项
A、liars
B、youngsters
C、adults
D、individuals
答案
A
解析
本题考查名词词义辨析。该句大意为“在很长一段时期内,测谎手段都是以压力为技巧的,但这也导致许多说真话的人被误认为在说谎,因为讲真话的人也一样会感到压力"。四个选项分别为:[A]liars“骗子,撒谎的人”;[B]youngsters“少年,年轻人”;[C]adults“成年人”;[D]individuals“个人”。故[A]符合文意,为正确答案。
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考研英语一
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