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新SAT官方指南阅读第二篇全解析.pdf

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官方网站: _______________________________________________________________________ 新SAT官方指南阅读第二篇全解析 This passage is adaptedfrom FrancisJ.Flynn and Gabrielle S. Adams, MoneyCan’t Buy Love:Asymmetric ○c BeliefsaboutGiftPriceandFeelingofAppreciation.” 2008byElsevierInc. Everyday,millionsofshoppershitthestoresinfullforce-bothonlineandonfoot-searching franticallyfor the perfectgift. Lastyear,Americans spent over $30 billionat retailstores inthe monthofDecemberalone. Aside from purchasing holiday gifts, most people regularly buy presentsfor other occasionsthroughout the year, includingweddings, birthdays,anniversaries, 5 graduations,andbabyshowers.Thisfrequentexperienceofgift-givingcanengenderambivalent feeling in gift-givers. Many relish the opportunity to buy presents because gift-giving offers a powerfulmeansto buildstrongerbondswithone’sclosestpeers.Atthesametime, manydread the thought of buyinggifts; they worry thattheir purchaseswill disappoint ratherthan delight theintendedrecipients. 10 Anthropologists describe gift-giving as a positive social process, serving various political,religious,and psychologicalfunctions. Economists, however,offera lessfavorableview. AccordingtoWaldfogel(1993),gift-giving representsanobjectivewasteofresources.Peoplebuy giftsthat recipientswouldnotchoosetobuyontheirown,oratleastnotspendasmuchmoney onto purchase(aphenomenonreferredtoas thedeadweightlossofChristmas”).Towit,givers 15 arelikelytospend$100topurchaseagiftthatreceiverswouldspendonly$80tobuythemselves. This deadweightloss”suggeststhatgift-giversarenotverygoodatpredictingwhatgiftsothers 1 官方网站:

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