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Search engines like Google or Yahoo make people think they are smarter than they actually are because they have the worlds knowledge at their fingertips, psychologists at Yale University have found. 耶鲁大学的心理学家发现，谷歌或雅虎等搜索引擎容易让人对自己的聪明程度自视过高，因为他们只要轻触指尖，就能获取全世界的知识。 Browsing1 the internet for information gives people a ‘widely inaccurate2’ view of their own intelligence and could lead to over-confidence when making decisions, experts warn. In a series of experiments, participants who had searched for information on the internet believed they were far more knowledgeable3 about a subject than those who had learned by normal routes, such as reading a book or talking to a tutor. Internet users also believed their brains were sharper. The Internet is such a powerful environment, where you can enter any question, and you basically have access to the worlds knowledge at your fingertips, said lead researcher Matthew Fisher, a fourth-year doctoral candidate in psychology4 at Yale University. It becomes easier to confuse your own knowledge with this external source. When people are truly on their own, they may be wildly inaccurate about how much they know and how dependent they are on the Internet. 1 browsing v.吃草( browse的现在分词 )；随意翻阅；（在商店里）随便看看；（在计算机上）浏览信息 参考例句： He sits browsing over[through] a book. 他坐着翻阅书籍。 来自《简明英汉词典》 Cattle is browsing in the field. 牛正在田里吃草。 来自《简明英汉词典》 2 inaccurate adj.错误的，不正确的，不准确的 参考例句： The book is both inaccurate and exaggerated.这本书不但不准确，而且夸大其词。 She never knows the right time because her watch is inaccurate.她从来不知道准确的时间因为她的表不准。 3 knowledgeable adj.知识渊博的；有见识的 参考例句： Hes quite knowledgeable about the theatre.他对戏剧很有心得。 He made some knowledgeable remarks at the meeting.他在会上的发言颇有见地。 4 psychology n.心理，心理学，心理状态 参考例句： She has a background in child psychology.她受过儿童心理学的教育。 He studied philosophy and psychology at Cambridge.他在剑桥大学学习哲学和心理学。 更多英语学习方法： HYPERLINK / 企业英语培训 HYPERLINK / /