【阅读理解Theproducersofinstantcoffeefoundtheirproductstronglyresistedinthemarketplacesdespitetheirproduct’sobviousadvantages.Furthermore,theadvertisingexpenseforinstantcoffee】
阅读理解
Theproducersofinstantcoffeefoundtheirproductstronglyresistedinthemarketplacesdespitetheirproduct’sobviousadvantages.Furthermore,theadvertisingexpenseforinstantcoffeewasfargreaterthanthatforregularcoffee.Effortsweremadetofindthecauseoftheusers’seeminglyunreasonableresistancetotheproduct.Thereasongivenbymostpeoplewasdislikeforthetaste.Theproducersdoubtthattheremightbedeeperreasons,however.Thiswassupportedbyoneofmotivationresearch’sclassicstudies,oneoftencitedinthetrade.MasonHaireoftheUniversityofCaliforniaconstructedtwoshoppingliststhatwerethesameexceptforoneitem.Thereweresixitemscommontobothlists:hamburger,carrots,bread,bakingpowder,cannedpeaches,andpotatoes,withthebrandsoramountsspecified.Theseventhitem,infifthplaceonbothlists,read“lib.MaxwellHousecoffee”ononelistand“Nescafeinstantcoffee”ontheother.Onelistwasgiventoeachoneinagroupoffiftywomen,andtheotherlisttothoseinanothergroupofthesamesize.Thewomenwereaskedtostudytheirlistsandthentodescribe,asfarastheycould,thekindofwoman(personalityandcharacter)whowoulddrawupthatshoppinglist.Nearlyhalfofthosewhohadreceivedthelistincludinginstantcoffeedescribedahousewifewhowaslazyandapoorplanner.Ontheotherhand,onlyonewomanintheothergroupdescribedthehousewife,whohadincludedregularcoffeeon,herlistwaslazy;onlysixofthatgroupsuggestedthatshewasapoorplanner.Eightwomenfeltthattheinstant-coffeeuserwasprobablynotagoodwife!Nooneintheothergroupdrewsuchaconclusionaboutthehousewifewhointendedtobuyregularcoffee.
(1)
Theresultoftheinvestigationshowedthat________.
[]A.
womenwhousedregularcoffeeweregoodplanners
B.
mostofthewomeninvestigatedweregoodatreasons