Are you in a bad mood? Don’t worry! According to a new Australian study, a bad mood can actually be good for you. The study showed that being sad could help people to judge others more correctly and was also good for the memory.
The study was carried out by Professor Joseph Forgas at the University of New South Wales.“People in a bad mood paid more attention to the people and things around them than happy people .Happy people were more likely to believe anything they were told,”said Forgas
For the study, Forgas and his team did a lot of experiments. During the experiments, they made the participants(参加者) feel happy or sad by watching films and thinking about good or bad things of the past.
In one of the experiments, happy and sad participants were asked to judge whether some wrong things were true or not. The results showed that people in a bad mood were less likely to believe that these things were true.
People in a bad mood were also less likely to make mistakes when they were asked to remember the things that they saw.
The study also showed that sad people were better at talking about their thoughts in written style. In fact, the study said that a slightly bad mood could help to make communication more successful.
小题1:The study was completed by _______________.
A．sad participants
B．happy participants
C．Professor Joseph Forgas
D．Forgas’ friends小题2:Being sad is good for the following except ______________.
A．one’s judgment
B．one’s diet
C．one’s memory
D．one’s communication小题3:. How did they make the participants feel happy or sad during the experiments?
A．By asking and answering questions.
B．By talking about their good or bad things of the past.
C．By paying more attention to the people around them.
D．By watching films and thinking about good or bad things of the past.小题4: According to the fourth paragraph, they asked the participants to ______________.
A．judge if some wrong things were true or not
B．remember the things that they saw
C．write down their thoughts
D．make communication with others小题5:Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A．Happy people were less likely to believe anything they were told.
B．Happy people could judge others more correctly.
C．Sad people were less likely to make mistakes when they remembered the things they saw.
D．Sad people did worse in talking about their thoughts in written style.
