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根据以下内容,回答题。Strong emotional bonds between mothers and infants increase children’s willingness to explore the world-an effect that has been observed___67___the animal kingdom,in people,monkeys and even spiders.The more secure we are in our___68___to Morn,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 of 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 ariskier stock option,for example.In half the cases,the experimenters patted the students___74___on the back of the shoulder for about one second__75___providing verbal 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(宽慰的)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 researchersasked 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(唤起)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 reassuringhug____86___Mom before stepping on the bus.
A.by
B.up
C.above
D.across
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