雅思阅读真题材料之choice and happiness

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1、智课网雅思备考资料雅思阅读真题材料之Choiceandhappiness编辑推荐：游文锋：雅思阅读方法之“对应阅读法”介绍雅思阅读真题题源文章之农业雅思阅读真题题源文章之Sciencefiction下面是一篇雅思阅读真题材料，这篇雅思阅读材料的主要内容是讨论了选择和幸福的关系，是一篇社会方面的材料，很抽象。虽然在这篇雅思阅读真题材料当中，我们遇到的生词可能会比科学类的少，但是理解起来可能更困难。AAmericanstodaychooseamongmoreoptionsinmorepartsoflifethanhaseverbeenpossiblebefore.Toanextent,the

2、opportunitytochooseenhancesourlives.Itisonlylogicaltothinkthatifsomechoiceisgood,moreisbetter;peoplewhocareabouthavinginfiniteoptionswillbenefitfromthem,andthosewhodonotcanalwaysjustignorethe273versionsofcerealtheyhavenevertried.Yetrecentresearchstronglysuggeststhat,psychologically,thisassumption

3、iswrong.Althoughsomechoiceisundoubtedlybetterthannone,moreisnotalwaysbetterthanless。BRecentresearchoffersinsightintowhymanypeopleendupunhappyratherthanpleasedwhentheiroptionsexpand.Webeganbymakingadistinctionbetween"maximizers"(thosewhoalwaysaimtomakethebestpossiblechoice)and"satisficers"(thosewh

4、oaimfor"goodenough,"whetherornotbetterselectionsmightbeoutthere)。CInparticular,wecomposedasetofstatements—theMaximizationScale—todiagnosepeople'spropensitytomaximize.Thenwehadseveralthousandpeopleratethemselvesfrom1to7(from"completelydisagree"to"completelyagree")onsuchstatementsas"Ineversettlefor

5、secondbest."Wealsoevaluatedtheirsense,ofsatisfactionwiththeirdecisions.Wedidnotdefineasharpcutofftoseparatemaximizersfromsatisficers,butingeneral,wethinkofindividualswhoseaveragescoresarehigherthan4(thescale'smidpoint)asmaximizersandthosewhosescoresarelowerthanthemidpointassatisficers.Peoplewhosc

6、orehighestonthetest—thegreatestmaximizers—engageinmoreproductcomparisonsthanthelowestscorers,bothbeforeandaftertheymakepurchasingdecisions,andtheytakelongertodecidewhattobuy.Whensatisficersfindanitemthatmeetstheirstandards,theystoplooking.Butmaximizersexertenormouseffortreadinglabels,checkingoutc

7、onsumermagazinesandtryingnewproducts.Theyalsospendmoretimecomparingtheirpurchasingdecisionswiththoseofothers。DWefoundthatthegreatestmaximizersaretheleasthappywiththefruitsoftheirefforts.Whentheycomparethemselveswithoth