Just looking at somebody shivering

Just looking at somebody shivering is enough to make us feel freezing, researchers have found. They discovered volunteers who watched videos of people putting their hands in cold water found their own body temperature drop significantly. They say the behavior is part of our ability to stay the same be with others.  

The research by scientists in the Brighton and Sussex Medical School shows that humans are susceptible to “temperature contagion”.

Dr Neil Harrison, who led the research, said that such unconscious physiological changes may help us be the same with one another and live in communities. He said, “Mimicking another person is believed to help us create an internal model of their physiological state which we can use to better understand their attitudes and how they are feeling. Humans are greatly social creatures and much of humans’ success results from our ability to work together in communities — this would be hard to do if we were not able to rapidly change with each other and predict one another’s thoughts, feelings and motivations.”

For the research, which was published in the journal PLOS ONE, 36 participants each watched eight videos of actors putting their hands in either clearly warm or cold water. At the same time, the temperature of their own hands was measured.  Their hands were colder when watching the “cold” videos. However, the “warm” videos did not cause a change.

Dr Harrison explains: “We think that this is probably because the warm videos were less powerful — the only evidence that the water was warm steam at the beginning of the videos and the pink color of the actor’s hand but blocks of ice were clearly visible throughout the cold video. There is also some evidence to suggest that people may be more sensitive to others appearing cold than hot.”


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1. How do people feel when they watch others shivering?

  A   People will feel anxious. 
  B   People will feel important. 
  C   People will feel contagious. 
  D   People will feel very cold. 

2. The underlined word “Mimicking” in the third paragraph may mean _____.

  A   Helping 
  B   Copying 
  C   Living 
  D   Researching 

3. What lead to success according to Dr Neil Harrison?

  A   The abilities of teamwork. 
  B   The abilities of learning. 
  C   The abilities of physiology. 
  D   The abilities of creating. 

4. What should the participants do during the research?

  A   They should put their hands in the warm water. 
  B   They should keep their hands acting regularly. 
  C   They should watch actors feel different water. 
  D   They should put their hands into different water. 

5. Why didn’t the “warm” videos cause a change?

  A   Because the warm videos were not impressive. 
  B   Because the warm videos were not visible. 
  C   Because the warm videos disappeared soon. 
  D   Because the warm videos were sensitive. 

結果 (中文) 1:

只是看着某人寒战是足以让我们感到冻结，研究者们发现。他们发现志愿者观看录像的人把他们的手放在冷水里发现自己的身体温度下降明显。他们说的行为是一部分的我们能够保持相同和别人在一起。布赖顿和苏塞克斯医学院的科学家研究表明人类易患"温度传染"。医生尼尔 Harrison，领导这项研究，说这种无意识的生理变化可能帮助我们是与另一个相同，生活在社区。他说，"模仿另一个人相信是可以帮助我们创建一个内部模型的他们生理的状态，我们可以用来更好地理解他们的态度和他们的感受。人类是大大社会性的动物，很多人类的成功结果从我们在社区一起工作的能力 — — 这很难做，如果我们没有能够迅速改变彼此，并预测其他人的思想、 感情和动机."为研究，发表在公共科学图书馆 · 综合 》 杂志上，每次 36 名与会者八观看演员清楚热或冷的水中把他们的手。他们自己的手的温度。他们将双手冷当观看"冷"的视频。然而，"温暖"的视频并没有造成的变化。Dr Harrison explains: “We think that this is probably because the warm videos were less powerful — the only evidence that the water was warm steam at the beginning of the videos and the pink color of the actor’s hand but blocks of ice were clearly visible throughout the cold video. There is also some evidence to suggest that people may be more sensitive to others appearing cold than hot.”本时文内容由奇速英语国际教育研究院原创编写，禁止复制和任何商业用途，版权所有，侵权必究！1. How do people feel when they watch others shivering? A People will feel anxious. B People will feel important. C People will feel contagious. D People will feel very cold. 2. The underlined word “Mimicking” in the third paragraph may mean _____. A Helping B Copying C Living D Researching 3. What lead to success according to Dr Neil Harrison? A The abilities of teamwork. B The abilities of learning. C The abilities of physiology. D The abilities of creating. 4. What should the participants do during the research? A They should put their hands in the warm water. B They should keep their hands acting regularly. C They should watch actors feel different water. D They should put their hands into different water. 5. Why didn’t the “warm” videos cause a change? A Because the warm videos were not impressive. B Because the warm videos were not visible. C Because the warm videos disappeared soon. D Because the warm videos were sensitive.

結果 (中文) 3:

只是看着别人颤抖就足以让我们感觉寒冷，研究人员发现。他们发现志愿者观看的人把他们的手在冷水中的视频发现自己的体温明显下降。他们说，行为是我们保持相同的与他人的能力的一部分。 在布莱顿和萨塞克斯医学院的科学家们的研究表明，人类很容易受到温度传染”。尼尔博士哈里森，谁领导的研究，说这种无意识的生理变化可能有助于我们一样一起生活在社区。他说，“模仿 另一人被认为有助于我们创造自己的生理状态，我们可以用它来更好地理解他们的态度和他们是如何感觉的内部模型。人类是社会动物，大大多人的成功来自于我们的能力，在社区一起工作，这会如果不能迅速改变对方，预测别人的思维是很难做到的，感情和动机。”的研究，这是发表在PLoS ONE 36参与者观看八段视频，每个演员把他们的手在明确温水或冷水。同时，测量了自己的手的温度。 双手冷的时候看“冷”的视频。然而，“温暖”的影片并没有引起变化。哈里森博士解释说：“我们认为，这可能是因为温暖的视频不强的唯一证据证明水是在影片开始温暖的蒸汽和演员的手粉色但冰块清晰可见整个冷视频。也有一些证据表明，人们可能出现热冷比别人更敏感。”本时文内容由奇速英语国际教育研究院原创编写，禁止复制和任何商业用途，版权所有，侵权必究！1。感觉当他们看着别人颤抖的人如何？  一   人们就会感到焦虑。   B   人会觉得重要。   C   人会传染的。   D   人们会感觉很冷。 2。下划线的单词“模仿”在第三段可能意味着_____。  一   帮助   B   复制   C   生活   D   研究 3。是什么导致成功，据尼尔医生哈里森？  一   能力的团队。   B   学习的能力。   C   生理能力。   D   创造能力。 4。什么应该做的参与者在研究吗？  一   他们应该把他们的手放在温暖的水里。   B   他们应该保持他们的手 作用规律。  C   他们应该看演员感受不同的水。   D   他们应该把他们的手放在不同的水。 5。为什么不“温暖”的视频引起的变化？  一   因为温暖的影片没有给人深刻的印象。   B   因为温暖的视频是不可见的。   C   因为温暖的视频很快消失了。   D   因为温暖的视频是敏感的。