4、 students were told which pens were electrified;another twenty-seven were told only that some were electrified 7专业技术.整理分享WORD资料.可编辑 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 wh
5、o knew what would 8 .Subsequent experiments reproduced this effect with other stimuli, 9 the sound of fingernails on a chalkboard and photographs of disgusting insects.The drive to 10 is deeply rooted in humans,much the same as the basic drives for 11 or shelter,says Christoph
6、er Hsee of the University of Chicago. Curiosity is often considered a good instinct-it can 12 new scientific advances, for instance-but sometimes such 13 can backfire.The insight that curiosity can drive you to do 14 things is a profound one.Unhealthy curiosity is possible to
7、15 ,however. In a final experiment,participants who were encouraged to 16 how they would feel after viewing an unpleasant picture were less likely to 17 to see such an image.These results suggest that imagining the 18 of following through on one's curiosity ahead of time can h
8、elp determine 19 it is worth the endeavor. Thinking about lon
