文档介绍：2013 考研英语阅读真题：考研英语（二）第
3 篇
Scientists have found that although we are prone to snap overreactions, if we take a moment
and think about how we are likely to react, we can reduce or even eliminate the negative effects of
our quick, hard-wired responses.
dangerous, our brains and bodies are hard-wired to react very quickly, within milliseconds. But we
need more time to assess other factors. To accurately tell whether someone is sociable, studies
show, we need at least a minute, preferably five. It takes a while to judge complex aspects of
personality, like neuroticism or open-mindedness.
But snap decisions in reaction to rapid stimuli aren ’exclusivet to the interper sonal realm.
Psychologists at the University of Toronto found that viewing a fast-food logo for just a few
milliseconds primes us to read 20 percent faster, even though reading has little to do with eating.
We unconsciously associate fast food with speed and impatience and carry those impulses into
whatever else we ’ re doing. Subjects exposed to-foodfastflashes also tend to think a musical piece
lasts too long.
Yet we can reverse such influences. If we know we will overreact to consumer products or
housing options when