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Social scientists believe that names influence personality, how we ’ re perceived, and even our physical appearances. In turn, o

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问题     Social scientists believe that names influence personality, how we ’ re perceived, and even our physical appearances. In turn, our appearances impact how other people perceive us, which again affects how we feel and see ourselves. Psychologists believe there’s a relationship between internals and externals that shapes us.
    The researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem decided to test whether stereotypes (刻板印象) and labels have an effect on physical appearance. That is to say, they wanted to find out whether the name a person is given at birth influences later physical features.
    The study hypothesized that this early label marks all those who bear the same name similarly, so much that other people can match the name to the face based on expectation of how someone with a certain name is likely to look. In other words, name stereotypes show physically in facial appearances. The research team found that both people and computers could pick the right name for a given face with more accuracy than would result from chance. That means common ideas of how a person with a certain name would look were correct—there was a "right" name for a type of face.
    Face-name matching likely works on many levels, the study suggests. Because we have shared ideas of what names mean, people with those names may "grow into" them by adopting expected behavior, facial expressions, and looks, and others will also have certain expectations. Say your name is Rose. Social expectations may direct you to act womanly, smile gently, wear dresses, and grow your hair. This is perhaps unconsciously expected more of a woman named for a flower than one who goes by Alex, a name that in the US is common for males and females. Alex may feel freer to bend gender stereotypes than Rose.
What is the author’s attitude towards the study?
选项 A、Pleased.
B、Unbelieving.
C、Surprised.
D、Objective.
答案D
解析 通读全文可知，本文通过介绍社会科学家和心理学家的观点来提出论点：名字会影响我们的性格，我们如何被认知，甚至是我们的外貌特征。接着介绍了研究者们针对名字和外貌的关系进行的一项研究及研究结果：对名字的共同看法可能会影响我们的外貌和行为。全篇从客观的角度进行介绍，并未给出作者个人的观点。pleased：高兴，满意；unbelieving：不相信的，怀疑的；surprised：惊奇的，惊讶的；objective：客观的。故选D。
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