【Scientistshaverecentlydiscoveredthatmotherstendtoholdtheirbabyontheleft.Of255right-handedmothers,83%heldthebabyontheleft.Andoutof32left-handedwomen,78%heldthebabyontheleftAsacontrol(参照实验),wo】
Scientistshaverecentlydiscoveredthatmotherstendtoholdtheirbabyontheleft.Of255right-handedmothers,83%heldthebabyontheleft.Andoutof32left-handedwomen,78%heldthebabyontheleftAsacontrol(参照实验),womenwerewatchedcomingfromsupermarketscarryingbaby-sizedbags;thebagswereheldwithnosidepreference.
Then,dental(牙科的)patientsweregivenalargerubberballtoholdduringtreatment.Themajorityheldtheballtotheirleftside,evenwhenitwasinterruptedwiththedentist’sactivities.
Thissuggestedthatintimesofstressobjectsareheldagainsttheleftside.
Atthatpoint,somethingclearlycontrarywasobserved.Alargenumberofmotherswhobroughttheirpremature(早产的)babiestoaclinicwereseentoholdtheirbabiesagainsttheirrightside.
So,115motherswhohadbeenseparatedfromtheirbabiesfor24hoursafterbirthwereobservedforholdingresponse.Theexperimenterspresentedthebabydirectlytomidlineofthemother’sbodyandnotedhowsheheldthebaby.53%placedthebabyontheleftand47%ontheright.Anditwasalsonotedthatthemothersofthegroupwhohadheldtheirbabyonthelefthadalreadyhadababyfromwhichtheyhadnotbeenseparatedafterbirth.
Left-handedholdingenablesthebabytoheartheheartbeat.Inordertodiscoverwhetherhearingthehearthasabeneficialeffectonthebaby,thesoundofahumanheart-beatwasplayedto102babiesinaNewYorknurseryfor4days.Acontrolgroupofbabieswasnotexposedtoheart-beats.Thebabiesintheheart-beatgroupgainedmoreweightandcriedfarlessthanthebabiesinthecontrolgroup.
60.Scientistsfoundthat.
A.left-handedwomentendtoholdtheirbabiesontheright
B.moreright-handedwomenthanleft-handedwomentendtoholdtheirbabiesontheleft
C.onlyright-handedwomentendtoholdtheirbabiesonthecorrectside
D.womenwhoholdtheirbabiesontheleftarenearlyallright-handed
61.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“someclearlycontrary”inthesecondparagraphmean?
A.Mothersofprematurebabiesheldtheirbabiesonthecorrectside
B.Mothersofprematurebabiestooktheirbabiestoaclinic.
C.Mothersofprematurebabieswereseentoholdtheirba