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Is it a good idea to display luxury brands and other signals of status? It depends on the situation. Studies have shown that people who appear to be wealthy tend to be considered more intelligent, disciplined, and competent than those who do not. [19] But new research found that people believe someone who shows off their social status cares more about benefiting themselves than helping others. This means people are less willing to collaborate with them. Modesty may be key when cooperation is essential, but the researchers also found that in some cases, status signaling has advantages.

Experiments showed that participants were less likely to choose someone who signals their wealth or status to join a group seeking cooperative members. [20] But participants were more likely to choose that person when they’re looking for a competitive team member. These findings suggest that people should change how they present themselves depending on their social goal.

This is the era of social media. [21] People can easily share their wealth and status to large audiences, but they need to consider the consequences. Posting about luxury purchases and expensive vacations online may help you to persuade others and frighten competitors, but it could also signal to potential friends or future employers that you are unlikely to think about the needs of others. This makes things tricky for people who may want to impress others while also demonstrating that they are a team player.

 

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展示奢侈品牌和其他身份象征是个好主意吗?这要视情况而定。研究表明,看似富有的人往往被认为比不富有的人更聪明、自律且能干。但新的研究发现,人们认为炫耀社会地位的人更关心自己的利益而不是帮助他人。这意味着人们不太愿意与他们合作。在合作至关重要的情况下,谦逊或许是关键,但研究人员也发现,在某些情况下,展现身份地位也有优势。

实验表明,在寻找合作成员的群体中,参与者不太可能选择那些炫耀财富或地位的人加入。但在寻找具有竞争力的团队成员时,参与者更倾向于选择那个人。这些发现表明,人们应该根据自己的社交目标改变自己的展现方式。

现在是社交媒体时代。人们可以轻松地向大众分享自己的财富和地位,但他们需要考虑其后果。在网上发布奢侈品购买和昂贵假期的信息或许能帮助你说服他人并威慑竞争对手,但这也可能向潜在的朋友或未来的雇主表明,你不太可能考虑他人的需求。这让那些既想给人留下深刻印象、又想展现团队精神的人感到左右为难。

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Well disciplined.
Quite confident.
Somewhat selfish.
Highly intelligent.

How would people describe someone who shows off their social status according to new research?
问:根据新研究,人们会如何描述那些炫耀自己社会地位的人?

  1. 高度自律的。
  2. 相当自信的。
  3. 有点自私的。
  4. 非常聪明的。

解析

  1. 不正确, “高度自律的”是研究提到的人们对“富人”的传统印象之一,但并非针对“炫耀社会地位者”的新研究结论。
  2. 不正确, 文章未提及“自信”与炫耀社会地位者之间的关联。
  3. 正确, 新研究发现,人们认为炫耀社会地位的人“cares more about benefiting themselves than helping others”(更关心自身利益而非帮助他人),这体现了“自私”的特质。
  4. 不正确, “非常聪明的”也是研究提到的对“富人”的传统印象,而非针对“炫耀”行为的新发现。
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When they wanted to have a competitive team member.
When they were looking for a cooperative workmate.
When they found collaboration essential to them.
When they were seeking someone to help them.

When were participants more likely to choose someone who signaled their wealth or status?
问:在什么情况下,参与者更有可能选择那些炫耀自己财富或地位的人?

  1. 当他们想要一个竞争型团队成员时。
  2. 当他们在寻找一个合作型同事时。
  3. 当他们在组织一场慈善活动时。
  4. 当他们在寻求他人帮助时。

解析

  1. 正确, 文章明确指出,当参与者在寻找竞争型团队成员时,他们更倾向于选择那些炫耀财富或地位的人。
  2. 不正确, 文章指出,当团队寻求合作型成员时,参与者“不太可能”选择炫耀财富或地位的人,与选项描述相反。
  3. 不正确, 文章未涉及“组织慈善活动”这一情境。
  4. 不正确, 文章未涉及“寻求他人帮助”这一情境。
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Avoid frightening competitors.
Make clear their social goal.
Adopt persuasive strategies.
Consider the consequences.

What should people do when sharing their wealth and status online?
问:人们在网上分享自己的财富和地位时应该怎么做?

  1. 避免吓到竞争对手。
  2. 明确他们的社交目标。
  3. 采用有说服力的策略。
  4. 考虑后果。

解析

  1. 不正确, 文章提到炫耀行为可能“frighten competitors”(吓到竞争对手),但并未建议人们去“避免”这样做。
  2. 不正确, 文章建议人们应根据社交目标调整自我展示方式,但这是研究结论给出的启示,而非针对“网上分享”这一行为直接提出的“应该怎么做”。
  3. 不正确, 文章提到炫耀可能有助于“persuade others”(说服他人),但并未建议将其作为一种应采用的策略。
  4. 正确, 文章直接建议:“they need to consider the consequences”(他们需要考虑后果)。

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