Reading 1 Get ready to read Sample answer 1I scored 20.I am not an indecisive person.I know what I want, so I don't actually imagine the other possibilities,nor do I fantasize about living in ways which are very different from my actual life.I also easily settle for the second best.I'm happy with a"good- enough"mindset,as nothing is perfect.I don't like comparing myself with others.Doing my best is enough. 2I scored 50.According to Barry Schwartz,I am a person who doesn't make decisions easily.I may be a kind of perfectionist.Too much choice bothers me.At the same time,I try to look at as many alternatives as I can,otherwise I would doubt whether I made the best choice.I have high standards for myself.I exert myself in my studies.I have a sense of urgency and like to get well prepared for upcoming events. 新编大学英语（第四版）综合教程Unit4
Reading 1 新编大学英语（第四版） 综合教程 Unit 4 Sample answer ① I scored 20. I am not an indecisive person. I know what I want, so I don’t actually imagine the other possibilities, nor do I fantasize about living in ways which are very different from my actual life. I also easily settle for the second best. I’m happy with a “goodenough” mindset, as nothing is perfect. I don’t like comparing myself with others. Doing my best is enough. ② I scored 50. According to Barry Schwartz, I am a person who doesn’t make decisions easily. I may be a kind of perfectionist. Too much choice bothers me.At the same time, I try to look at as many alternatives as I can, otherwise I would doubt whether I made the best choice. I have high standards for myself. I exert myself in my studies. I have a sense of urgency and like to get well prepared for upcoming events
Reading 1 Get ready to read Sample answer The major reasons for people's indecisiveness are as follows. 1.Too many choices become an overload for mental processing. Since each option takes time to think over,too many choices will take more time. 2.A lack of information may lead to people's indecisiveness.If it is an innovative product or a new phenomenon,and there is no previous experience to rely on,people may take more time to decide. 3.Some people are uncertain whether they really need something. 4.Attractive alternatives could make people delay their choices, perhaps because they think that even more attractive options will come. 新编大学英语（第四版）综合教程Unit4
Reading 1 新编大学英语（第四版） 综合教程 Unit 4 Sample answer The major reasons for people’s indecisiveness are as follows. 1. Too many choices become an overload for mental processing. Since each option takes time to think over, too many choices will take more time. 2. A lack of information may lead to people’s indecisiveness. If it is an innovative product or a new phenomenon, and there is no previous experience to rely on, people may take more time to decide. 3. Some people are uncertain whether they really need something. 4. Attractive alternatives could make people delay their choices, perhaps because they think that even more attractive options will come
Reading 1 Get ready to read Sample answer 5.Some people are more demanding and they want to make the best choice.As a result,they may spend more time making a decision. 6.Some people may need to balance their choices to satisfy other people. 7.In making purchase decisions,forward-looking consumers may delay their purchases if they anticipate that companies will lower prices or improve the quality of the products 新编大学英语（第四版）综合教程Unit4
Reading 1 新编大学英语（第四版） 综合教程 Unit 4 Sample answer 5. Some people are more demanding and they want to make the best choice. As a result, they may spend more time making a decision. 6. Some people may need to balance their choices to satisfy other people. 7. In making purchase decisions, forward-looking consumers may delay their purchases if they anticipate that companies will lower prices or improve the quality of the products
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Reading 1 Text exploration Pre-reading questions 新编大学英语（第四版） 综合教程 Unit 4 Vocabulary Text reading Structure Background information
Reading 1 Text exploration Background information What is decision fatigue? Decision fatigue is a psychological phenomenon surrounding a person's ability or capacity to make decisions.It is also called ego depletion. The theory surrounding decision fatigue is that a human's ability to make decisions can get worse after making many decisions,as their brain will be more fatigued. This fatigue applies to all decisions,not simply the large or more difficult ones. 新编大学英语（第四版）综合教程Unit4
Reading 1 Text exploration Background information What is decision fatigue? 新编大学英语（第四版） 综合教程 Unit 4 Decision fatigue is a psychological phenomenon surrounding a person’s ability or capacity to make decisions. It is also called ego depletion. The theory surrounding decision fatigue is that a human’s ability to make decisions can get worse after making many decisions, as their brain will be more fatigued. This fatigue applies to all decisions, not simply the large or more difficult ones