作者tonyradio (揪咪)
看板Eng-Class
标题[求译] 60s science的一小句话
时间Fri Sep 17 23:03:15 2010
求中译：
You know how grandma's always criticizing your new haircut or choice of
clothing? Well, it might not hurt to listen. Because old folks who can't hold
their tongues may give the best advice. That’s according to a study in the
Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. [Evan Apfelbaum, Anne Krendl and
Nalini Ambady,
http://bit.ly/9Y8OKp]
Researchers recruited 19 undergrads and 32 adults in their 60s and 70s. They
split the older adults into two groups, based on the adults' abilities to
control their behaviors and impulses—called executive function, which
naturally declines with age. Then the researchers showed all three groups a
photo of a visibly obese teen, along with a list of her complaints, like
trouble sleeping and lack of energy—symptoms associated with childhood
obesity.
What advice could they offer this girl? Well, only half of the higher
functioning adults and a third of the college kids brought up the girl's
weight as the possible source for her problems. But 80 percent of the adults
with cognitive declines mentioned weight. They also gave twice as many
helpful tips, like more exercise, a better diet, and delivered them with more
empathy. So next time you need advice, try grandma or grandpa. But be
prepared for brutal honesty.
黄色部分的单字都懂但是整体不太懂要怎麽解释比较好QQ
有请各位大大帮小弟解惑~感激不尽!!
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1F：→ PTTren:关於脑力的 09/17 23:17
2F：→ hoch:年纪越大，认知能力越弱。也就是文中所说的，"executive 09/18 13:21
3F：→ hoch:function" 能力越低。研究发现，这些认知能力低的长者，反而 09/18 13:22
4F：→ hoch:更容易一针见血地找出问题的关键。像是一个过重的女孩，她 09/18 13:23
5F：→ hoch:的各种抱怨，其实是因为过重而引起的。反而年轻人比较难 09/18 13:25
6F：→ hoch:找出问题在哪。所以下次就去问你的祖父母吧。 09/18 13:26
7F：推 ashurali:楼上这样说会容易暗示对行为控制较佳的人反倒不易找出问 09/18 22:27
8F：→ ashurali:题所在，但较精确应该是因为认知能力较差的人不懂得讲更 09/18 22:28
9F：→ ashurali:好听的说，而让问题所在更直接地呈现出来。 09/18 22:29
10F：→ ashurali: ^^话 09/18 22:30
11F：→ ashurali:cognitive如同hoch所说在此特别用於behavior/impluse控制 09/18 22:32
12F：→ ashurali:上面，一般我们会将认知能力用於更广的范围上。 09/18 22:33
13F：→ ashurali:不确定你的「整体」是什麽，所以想说再说清楚好了。实验 09/18 22:37
14F：→ ashurali:对象分成三组，undergraduate、executive function较好的 09/18 22:38
15F：→ ashurali:老人和executive function较差的老人。cognitive decline 09/18 22:39
16F：→ ashurali:即指最後那组控制力较差的老人。 09/18 22:39
17F：→ ashurali:他们在提出建议时，高达80%表达出体重是问题所在，和其他 09/18 22:41
18F：→ ashurali:两组形成明显对比。 09/18 22:41
19F：推 ashurali:唔～似乎hoch所说的比较接近实验的结果 :p，实验所设定的 09/18 22:57
20F：→ ashurali:目的是提到「体重」，而认知能力差的人达到的超过另外两 09/18 22:57
21F：→ ashurali:组人。不过文章中使用了一些字眼（例如honest）於认知较 09/18 22:58
22F：→ ashurali:差的答案上，间接地暗示出另外的答案是不诚实，也就是他 09/18 22:59
23F：→ ashurali:们能够答出答案，但选择不这麽做。 09/18 22:59
24F：→ tonyradio:完全了解!!感谢楼上大大们的热心解说!! 09/20 00:53