反应敏捷的人比高智商者更具魅力.doc

当前位置： Language Tips 双语新闻 反应敏捷的人比高智商者更具魅力 Sharp-witted people who respond to questions quickly are the most charismatic 中国日报网 2015-12-08 15:00 反应敏捷的人比高智商者更具魅力 If you want to impress a date, win over a large group of people or charm a colleague, dont worry about saying something smart, just say something quickly. 如果你想在约会中给对方留下完美的印象或者在众人中脱颖而出，魅力十足，不用担心自己表现的不够聪明， 只要反应快就足够了。 Psychologists from Australia have found that people who are quicker at answering general knowledge questions come across as more charismatic. 澳大利亚的心理学家研究发现，在普通的知识问答中反应较快的人看上去更有魅力。 Other factors, such as IQ and emotional intelligence, are not as important as the ability to think and respond swiftly. 其他因素，如智商、情商也没有快速思考，敏捷作答的能力重要。 The researchers set out to unveil the psychological bases of charisma, and whether this quality depends on specific traits. 研究人员想要揭开这种神奇魅力的神秘面纱，探究其背后的心理基础，研究这种特质是否需要某些具体品质做支撑。 One thing they noticed was that celebrities and other public figures deemed very charismatic were all typically sharp-witted. 他们发现很多名人和公众人物都颇具魅力的一个典型的共同特征就是反应敏捷。 In order to test how mental speed contributes to charisma, they carried out a study involving 417 subjects. All the subjects underwent personality and intelligence tests. 为了测验反应速度与这种魅力的关系，研究人员进行了一项涉及417个主题的研究。所有主题都包含人格测验和智力测验。 The researchers asked the participants friends to rate how charismatic, funny, and quick-witted they were. 研究人员请参与者的朋友们来对他们的 “魅力”、“有趣” 及 “反应敏捷” 程度做出评价。 All of the subjects were then quizzed with 30 simple general knowledge questions, such as Name a precious gem, which they had to answer as quickly as they could. 所有研究主题都会包含一次30题的普通知识问答小测，会问诸如 “说出一种珍稀宝石的名字” 的问题， 参与测验者必须尽快作答。 The subjects also completed another mental speed test based on visual tasks, including spotting a dot on a screen as quickly as possible. 每个研究主题还会完成一项反应速度测试，这是一项视觉任务，测验者需要以最快速度定位到屏幕上的点。 By cross-referencing the tests results with the friends answers, the team found that people who were faster in the mental speed tasks were also r