Research shows that humans switch from selfish to unselfish behavior when they are watched. Do you?

A picture of a set of eyes on a computer screen can cause a change in the way people act. Even images of eyes on a charity donation, collection box encourage people to be unselfish, because people put more money in a

collection box that has a picture of eyes on it than they do when a flower symbol is on the box.

Manfred Milinski from the Max-Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology in Germany and Bettina Rockenbach of the University of Berlin, the authors of a new study, found that people act better when they are being watched because they feel they will be rewarded for good behavior. Their report also referred to other research showing that this response of behaving well when watched is somehow coded into humans and people respond this way unconsciously, or without realizing it.

It is not just humans that act unselfishly when they are being watched. A fish called the grooming fish cleans other fish. When other fish are around, it is gentler. When no other fish are around, however, the grooming fish bites chunks from the fish it is supposed to be cleaning.

The researchers suggest that the best way to get people to behave in the correct way is to make them feel watched. This could be the reason for the success of a famous American army poster. On it was a picture of an elderly man staring fiercely and pointing, it appeared, to the person who was looking at the poster. Under the picture was the caption 'I Want You' It encouraged hundreds of thousands of young American men to join the army during the Second World War to fight the Germans and Japanese.

1..

According to the report, why does a person behave better when he feels he is being watched?

    A.He does not want to be shamed by others.

    B.He needs to show he is a good person.

    C.He desires others to like him more.

    D.He feels he will receive some social reward.

2..

.What is the text mainly about?

    A.It describes changed behavior when observed.

    B.It details ways to control people's behavior.

    C.It tells how to make people work harder.

    D.It discusses different advertising methods.

3..

According to the text, which of the following statements is true?

    A.People pretend to behave better when they are watched.

    B.Fish bite other fish in a fish tank when they are alone. C.People donate more money when they feel they are watched.

    D.Soldiers fought better during World War II because of a poster.

4..

.Where would the study described in the text most likely be found?

    A.In a newspaper.                  B.In a scientific journal.

    C.In an advertising magazine.      D.In a science textbook.

 

I used to be the messiest person alive. Over the years, through watching others and by trial and error, I have finally found ways to come up with plans, organize them and follow through with them.

Make an outline of everything you need to have and do to make your plan happen. Make a list of all of the steps that need to be accomplished and think about what needs to be done.

   Detail everything thoroughly and read over it so you can start coming up with some mental solutions of how to carry out your plans.

   You should ensure that if for some reason way one doesn’t work, you have way two and way three to lean back on. Therefore, different ways are needed at hand. It’s just a matter of being organized. Chances are that there is always more than one way of doing things, and chances are that if one of the other ones will.

   Committing yourself to finishing at least at least part if not all of your plan at once is also necessary. It will show that you not only have initiative to get things rolling, but that you are interested in the results obtained with making the move to get everything done.

   If you make a commitment to finish before a specific time, make sure that you carry that out, and be sure to do everything in the way you said you would, within the time-frame you set for your self.

   Don’t try to tackle more things all at a time. All that does is to delay your progress, distract you and make you lose your interest, motivation and energy.

   Carrying out an effective plan requires being as organized as possible. You will only achieve this by sticking to the order of the plan and not turn away from it or trying to do more at a time.

  Last but not least, you should never abandon things mid-project. It will only annoy everyone around you including yourself. Unfinished plans are a waste of time, energy and, in some cases, even money.

   So, don’t be afraid of organization. The older we get, the more necessary it becomes to have the skills necessary to follow through with confidence and to be able to carry through plans in an organized and manageable way. It pays to be organized, after all.

 

.Title: Tips on how to be (1) __________ in your life

Tips

Details

(2) _________

(3) _______ down your plan.

◆List everything you need.

◆List (4) _______ you will follow.

To make your plan happen.

Prepare three (5) _______ ways to carry out your plan.

 

To (6) _______ that you can have some other choices when one way doesn’t work.

(7) _______ to finish at least part of your plan if not all.

Do everything (8) _______ your own time-frame.

To show yourself you are determined to get things started and caring about the results.

Do one thing at once.

Stick to the order of your plan.

To save your interest, motivation and energy.

Finish what you have started.

 

To get your plan (9) ________ out thoroughly.

(10) ___________

You shouldn’t be afraid of organization because it’s really worthwhile.

 

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