ResearchersattheUniversityofKansassaythatpeoplecanaccuratelyjudge90percentofastranger'spersonalitysimplybylookingattheperson’sshoes.“Shoesconveyusefulinformationabouttheirwearers,’’theauthorswroteinthenewstudypublishedintheJournalofResearchinPersonality.
LeadresearcherOmriGillathsaidthejudgmentswerebasedonthestyle,cost,colorandconditionofsomeone’sshoes.Inthestudy,63UniversityofKansasresearcherslookedatpicturesshowing208differentpairsofshoeswornbythestudy’sparticipants.Volunteersinthestudywerephotographedintheirmostcommonlywornshoes,andthenfilledoutapersonalityquestionnaire.
Someoftheresultswereexpected:Peoplewithhigherincomesmostcommonlyworeexpensiveshoes,andflashiershoesweretypicallywornbyoutgoingpeople.However,someofthemorespecificresultsarestrangeenough.Forexample,“practicalandfunctional’’shoesweregenerallywornbymore“pleasant"people,whileanklebootsweremorelinkedwith‘‘aggressive’’personalities.Thestrangestofallmaybethatthosewhowore‘‘uncomfortablelooking”shoestendtohave“calm”personalities.Andifyouhaveseveralpairsofnewshoesortakeextremecareofthem,youmaysufferfrom“attachmentanxiety",spendinglotsoftimeworryingaboutwhatotherpeoplethinkofyourappearance.Therewasevenapoliticalcalculationinthemixwithmoreliberal(主张变革的)typeswearing“shabbierandlessexpensive”shoes.
Theresearchersnotedthatsomepeoplewillchooseshoestylestomasktheiractualpersonalities,butresearchersnotedthatvolunteerswerealsolikelytobeunawarethattheirfootwearchoiceswereshowingthedeepsideoftheirpersonalities.
1.Whatdoesthistextmainlytellus?
A.Thericheryouarethemoreexpensiveshoesyouwillwear.
B.Shoesconveyfalseinformationaboutthewearer.
C.People’spersonalitiescanbejudgedbytheirshoes.
D.Peopleknowlittleabouttheirpersonalities.
2.Whichoftheresultsisbeyondpeople’sexpectations?
A.Wealthypeopleoftenwearexpensiveshoes.
B.Pleasantpeoplelikewearinguncomfortableshoes.
C.Aggressivepeoplearelikelytowearankleboots.