【WHENtherearesomestrangersinfrontofus,whichofthemwillwetrust?AccordingtoanewstudyintheonlinePLOSOne,peoplemaketheirdecisionstotrustotherslargelybasedontheirfaces.Yourappearancecandoalotforyou,especially】
WHENtherearesomestrangersinfrontofus,whichofthemwillwetrust?
AccordingtoanewstudyintheonlinePLOSOne,peoplemaketheirdecisionstotrustotherslargelybasedontheirfaces.Yourappearancecandoalotforyou,especiallyifyouareinthefinancialindustry.Themoretrustworthyyoulook,themorelikelypeoplewillbuywhatyou’reselling.
ResearchersfromBritain’sUniversityofWarwickBusinessSchool,UniversityCollegeLondon,andDartmouthCollege,US,didanumberofexperiments.
Theresearchteamusedcomputersoftwaretomake40faces,fromtheleasttothemosttrustworthy-looking.
Thestudysaidthatthedifferencebetweenatrustworthyfaceandonethatisn’tastrustworthycomesfromfeaturesthatlookslightlyangryorslightlyhappy,evenwhenthefaceisatrest.However,aslightlyhappyfaceismorelikelytobetrusted.
Researchersgaveparticipantssomemoneyandaskedthemwhichfacetheytrustedtoinvestthemoneyforthem.Thenresearchersgavesomegoodandbadinformationaboutthepeoplewiththesefaces,andaskedtheparticipantsagainwhomtheytrusted.
Theresultsshowedthateveniftheygotdifferentinformation,theparticipantsdidn’tchangetheirchoices.Theywerestillmorelikelytoinvesttheirmoneywiththemoretrustworthy-lookingfaces.
ChrisOlivola,oneofthestudy’sauthors,saidintheUniversityofWarwick’spressrelease:“Itseemswearestillwillingtogowithourowninstincts(本能)aboutwhetherwethinksomeonelookslikewecantrustthem.Thetemptation(诱惑)tojudgestrangersbytheirfacesishardtoresist.”
小题1:Whichofthefollowingcanbeapropertitleforthispassage?A.Whatkindoffacedoyoutrust?B.Whodidtheexperiments?C.Whydoyoutrusthimorher?D.Whydidtheydotheexperiments?小题2:Accordingtothestudy,whichofthefollowingfacesismostlikelytobetrusted?A.Asadface.B.Asmilingface.C.Acryingface.D.Anangryface.小题3:WhichofthefollowingabouttheexperimentisTRUE?A.Thetrustworthyfacesweregivengoodinformation.B.Re