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Strong emotional bonds between mothers and infants increase children’s willingness to explore the world—an effect that has been observed 67 the anima kingdom, in people, monkeys and even spiders. The more secure we are in our 6 to Mom, the more likely we are to try new things and take risks. Now researchers are discovering that this effect continues into adulthood. A 69 reminder o Mom’s touch or the sound of her voice on the phone is 70 to change people’s minds and moods, 71 their decision making in measurable ways.
In a study 72 online in April in Psychological Science, undergraduate business students had to choose between safe bets and risky gambles—a bond with a guaranteed 4 percent yearly 73 or a riskier stock option, for example. In hal the cases, the experimenters patted the students 74 on the back of the shoulder for about one second 75 providing verba l(口頭的) instructions about the study. Both male and female students who were touched by a female experimenter were 76 more likely to choose the risky alternative 77 were those who had not been touched or were patted by male experimenters. The reassuring(寬慰的)touch of a woman may have induced early associations, 78 the same openness to exploration that is observed in young children of 79 mothers, explains Jonathan Levav, a business professor at Columbia University and lead author of the study.
To further 80 that a woman’s touch links feelings of security 81 risk taking, the researchers asked a 82 group of undergraduates to make financial decisions after a writing exercise. Half of them wrote about a time they felt secure and supported, whereas the 83 half wrote about feeling insecure and alone. Evoking (喚起) a 84 of insecurity made students in the latter group 85 receptive to the gentle shoulder pats from female experimenters and much more willing to take a risk—just as a child leaving for a field trip might steal one last reassuring hug 86 Mom before stepping on the bus.
67. A) by B) up C) above D) across
68. A) concern B) attachment C) treatment D) appeal
69. A) bare B) unique C) mere D) just
70. A) enough B) ready C) easy D) quick
71. A) generating B) regulating C) affecting D) refining
72. A) exhibited B) published C) appeared D) advertised
73. A) return B) expense C) cost D) prize
74. A) seemingly B) strongly C) partly D) lightly
75. A) if B) so C) while D) whereas
76. A) rather B) far C) further D) pretty
77. A) than B) as C) which D) that
78. A) intending B) inferring C) inspiring D) instructing
79. A) supportive B) lively C) strict D) respectful
80. A) enable B) ensure C) consent D) confirm
81. A) beyond B) with C) for D) along
82. A) relative B) competitive C) different D) successive
83. A) next B) other C) minor D) opposite
84. A) hint B) clue C) chain D) sense
85. A) especially B) specially C) securely D) entirely
86. A) toward B) into C) of D) from
參考答案：
67、by
68、attachment
69、mere
70、easy
71、affecting
72、published
73、 return
74、lightly
75、while
76、pretty
77、than
78、inspiring
79、supportive
80、confirm
81、with
82、different
83、opposite
84、sense
85、especially
86、from
