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[originaltext]Now, believe it or not, people sometimes lie in order to maintain
[originaltext]Now, believe it or not, people sometimes lie in order to maintain
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2023-08-08
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Now, believe it or not, people sometimes lie in order to maintain a good, honest reputation—even if it hurts them to do so. At least, this is what a team of scientists is suggesting, with evidence to prove it. Picture this scenario: You often drive for work and can be compensated for up to 400 miles per month. Most people at your company drive about 300 miles each month, but this month you drove 400 miles. How many miles do you think you’d claim in your expense report? The scientists asked this exact question as part of the study we’re discussing today. With surprising results, they found that 12% of respondents reported the distance they drove as less than the actual figure, giving an average answer of 384 miles. In other words, they lied about the number of miles, even though they would forfeit money they were owed. The researchers believe this was to seem honest, with the assumption being that others would be suspicious of a high expense claim.
But why would people fabricate numbers to their own detriment? The researchers explained that many people care a great deal about their reputation and how they’ll be judged by others. If they care enough, their concern about appearing honest and not losing the respect of others may be greater than their desire to actually be honest. The researchers assert that the findings suggest that when people obtain very favorable outcomes, they anticipate other people’s suspicious reactions and prefer lying and appearing honest to telling the truth and appearing as selfish liars.
So why is this research important? Well, experts generally agree there are two main types of lie: selfish lies and lies that are meant to benefit others. The first, as you may predict, is for selfish gain, such as submitting a fraudulent claim to an insurance company. While the second involves lying to help others or not offend others, for example, telling a friend whose outfit you don’t like that they look great. But the researchers are suggesting a third type of lying— lying to maintain a good reputation. Now, this hypothesis is new and some skeptics argue that this isn’t a whole new category of lie. But the findings seem intuitive to me. After all, one of the main motivations for lying is to increase our worth in the eyes of others, so it seems highly likely that people will lie to seem honest.
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the recording you have just heard.
19. What did a team of scientists find in their study?
20. Why would people fabricate numbers to their own detriment according to the researchers?
21. What does the speaker think of the researchers’ findings?
选项
A、All respondents were afraid of making a high expense claim.
B、A number of respondents gave an average answer of 400 miles.
C、Most of the respondents got compensated for driving 384 miles.
D、Over 10% of the respondents lied about the distance they drove.
答案
D
解析
细节辨认题。讲座开头提到科学家的一项发现:人们有时不惜以损害自己利益为代价,为维护自己诚实的名声而撒谎。调查假设了这样的情景:开车上班每月超过400英里会得到一定的补偿,在大多数人驾驶300英里的情况下,被调查对象这个月实际驾驶400英里,报销单上报销多少英里?结果12%的人上报的里程数小于实际里程数,换句话说,他们谎报了里程数。
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