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Nowadays people used different ways to communicate with each other.And does one always tell the truth when he or she talks with the other on the phone? Or does one sometimes tell a lie when writing an email or giving an instant message? Recent research has found that communication technologies are far from equal when it comes to conveying the truth.The first study, made by Jeff Hancock of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, to compare honesty across a range of communication media has found that people are twice as likely to tell lies in phone conversations as they are in e – mails.The fact that e – mails are automatically recorded – and can come back to trouble you – appears to be the key to the finding.
Jeff Hancock made an investigation by asking 30 students to keep a communication diary for a week.In it they noted the number of conversations or e – mail exchanges they had lasting more than 10 minutes, and how many lies they told.Hancock then worked out the number of lies per conversation for each medium.He found that lies made up 14 per cent of e – mails, 21 per cent of instant messages, 27 per cent of fact – to – face interactions and an astonishing 37 per cent of phone calls.
His results, to be presented at the conference on human computer interaction in Vienna, Austria, in April, have surprised psychologists.Some expected e –mailers to be the biggest liars, reasoning that because the unreal condition makes people uncomfortable, the detachment (非直接接触) of e – mailing would make it easier to lie.Others expected people to lie more in fact – to – face exchanges because people are more practiced at that form of communication.
But Hancock says it is also very important and effective whether a conversation is being recorded and could be reread, and whether it occurs in real time.People appear to be afraid to lie when they know that they will be responsible for what they have said in the conversation, he says. This is why fewer lies appear in e – mail than on the phone.
People are also more likely to lie in real time – in an instant message or phone call, say – than if they have time to think of a response, says Hancock.He found many lies are sudden or immediate responses to demands that they don’t expect, such as : “Do you like my dress?”
Hancock hopes his research will help business companies work out the best ways for their employees to communicate.For instance, the phone might be the best medium for selling their products where employees are encouraged to stretch the truth.But given his results, work assessment, where honesty is regarded as more important than others, might be best done using e – mail.
Jeff Hancock’s study on lying in different ways of communication | |
The (1) from the statistics of the investigation | People tell (2) lies when the communicating ways change from (3) to instant messages to face – to – face interactions to phone calls. |
The reasons why people lie / don’t lie | ·People won’t lie when their conversations will be (4) and can be reread, or when they know they should be (5) for what they have said. ·People lie in real time mostly because they have to answer (6) questions without hesitation. |
The (7) that business companies can have from the study | ·Using telephones for (8) because their employees can stretch the truth. ·Using e – mails for work assessment because their employees must tell what they’ve done (9) . |
The inference from the study | Suitable media should be chosen for different (10) purposes. |
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Some people with autism(孤独症) have __1.___ experts with their outstanding memories, mathematical skills or musical talent. Now scientists have found that the genes thought to cause autism may also confer(给予) mathematical, musical and other skills on people without the condition.
The finding has _2.___ from a study of autism among 378 Cambridge University students, which found the condition was up to seven times more common among mathematicians than students in other fields.
If __3.__, it could explain why autism - a ___4.___that makes it hard to communicate with, and relate to, others ─ continues to exist in all types of society. It suggests the genes responsible are usually ___5.__, causing the disease only if present in the wrong combinations. “Our understanding of autism is undergoing a ___6.__,” said Professor Simon Baron-Cohen, director of the autism research centre at Cambridge, who led the study.
“It seems clear that genes play a significant role in the causes of autism and that those genes are also ___7.__ to certain intellectual skills.”
Scientists have long been interested by the apparent ___8.__ between autism and intellectual gifts in specific fields. This has made autism a hot topic in popular culture, from films such as Rain Man, which starred Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise, to books such as The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime.
Temple Grandin, 61, was diagnosed(诊断) with autism as a child and is now professor of animal sciences at Colorado State University. She said: “People with autism have played a vital role in human evolution and culture. Scientists such as Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein show every __9.___ of having been autistic. The world owes a great deal to those who design and programme computers, many of whom show autistic traits.”
It was in my high school science class. I was doing a task in front of the classroom with my favorite shirt on. A__1__ came, "Nice shirt," I smiled from ear to ear. Then another voice said, "That shirt belonged to my dad. Greg's mother works for my family. We were going to__2__ that shirt away, but gave it to her__3__." I was speechless. I wanted to hide. I__4__ the shirt in the back of the closet and told my mom what had happened. She then dialed her __5__, "I will no longer work for your family," she told him. That night, mom told my dad that she couldn't clean anymore; she knew her life's__6__ was something greater. The next morning she__7__ with the personal manager at the Board of Education. He told her that without a proper education she could not teach. So mom decided to__8__ a university. After the first year in college, she went back to the personal manager. He said, "You are__9__, aren't you? I think I have a__10__ for you as a teacher's assistant. This opportunity deals with children who are mentally challenged with little or no chance of__11__." Mom accepted the opportunity very __12__. For almost five years, as a teacher's assistant, she saw teacher after teacher give up on the children and quit, feeling__13__. Then one day, the personal manager and the principal__14__ in her classroom. The principal said, "We have watched how you__15__ the children and how they communicate with you and admire your hardworking__16__ over the last five years. We are all in agreement that you__17__ be the teacher of this class." My mom spent more than 20 years there. __18__ her career, she was voted Teacher of the Year. All of this came about because of the__19__ comment made in the classroom that day. Mom showed me how to handle__20__ situations and never give up.
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It was in my high school science class. I was doing a task in front of the classroom with my favorite shirt on. A 1 came, "Nice shirt," I smiled from ear to ear. Then another voice said, "That shirt belonged to my dad. Greg's mother works for my family. We were going to 2 that shirt away, but gave it to her 3 ." I was speechless. I wanted to hide. I 4 the shirt in the back of the closet and told my mum what had happened. She then dialed her 5 , "I will no longer work for your family," she told him. That night, Mom told my dad that she couldn't clean anymore; she knew her life's 6 was something greater. The next morning she 7 with the personal manager at the Board of Education. He told her that without a proper education she could not teach. So Mom decided to 8 a university. After the first year in college, she went back to the personal manager. He said, "You are 9 , aren't you? I think I have a 10 for you as a teacher's assistant. This opportunity deals with children who are mentally challenged with little or no chance of 11 ." Mom accepted the opportunity very 12 . For almost five years, as a teacher's assistant, she saw teacher after teacher give up on the children and quit, feeling 13 . Then one day, the personal manager and the principal 14 in her classroom. The principal said, "We have watched how you 15 the children and how they communicate with you and admire your hard-working 16 over the last five years. We are all in agreement that you 17 be the teacher of this class." My mom spent more than 20 years there. 18 her career, she was voted Teacher of the Year. All of this came about because of the 19 comment made in the classroom that day. Mom showed me how to handle 20 situations and never give up. | ||||
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It was in my high school science class. I was doing a task in front of the classroom with my favorite shirt on.A __1__ came, "Nice shirt, " I smiled from ear to ear. T hen another voice said, "That shirt belonged to my dad. Greg's mother works for my family. We were going to __2__ that shirt away, but gave it to her __3__." I was speechless. I wanted to hide. I __4__ the shirt in the back of the closet and told my mum what had happened. She then dialed her __5__, "I will no longer work for your family," she told him. That night, Mom told my dad that she couldn't clean anymore; she knew her life's __6__ was something greater. The next morning, she __7__ with the personnel manager at the Board of Education. He told her that without a proper education, she could not teach. So Mom decided to __8__ a university. After the first year in college, she went back to the personnel manager. He said, "You are __9__, aren't you? I think I have a __10__ for you as a teacher's assistant. This opportunity deals with children who are mentally challenged with little or no chance of__11__." Mom accepted the opportunity very __12__. For almost five years, as a teacher's assistant, she saw teacher after teacher give up on the children and quit, feeling __13__. Then one day, the personnel manager and the principal __14__ in her classroom. The principal said, "We have watched how you __15__ the children and how they communicate with you and admire your hardworking __16__ over the last five years. We are all in agreement that you __17__ be the teacher of this class." My mom spent more than 20 years there.__18__ her career, she was voted Teacher of the Year. All of this came about because of the __19__ comment made in the classroom that day. Mom showed me how to handle __20__ situations and never give up. | ||||
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