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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.
【C14】
选项
A、self-destructive
B、self-reliant
C、self-evident
D、self-deceptive
答案
A
解析
本题考查形容词辨析。前文提到such inquiry can backfire(这种探寻会适得其反),本句指出The insight that…is a profound one(洞察到……具有深远的意义)。很显然,这里that从句就是洞察的内容,即阐述curiosity(好奇心)的负面性,本填空的形容词必须选择一个负面倾向的词汇。首先排除B项self-reliant(自我依靠的)和C项self-evident(不证自明的)。在剩余的两个选项之中,D项self-deceptive(自欺的)显然不如A项self-destructive(自毁的)合理,本题最佳答案为A项。
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