德意志银行(Deutsche Bank)--42题 Verbal.pdf

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 Communication technologies are far from equivalent. A recent study ． comparinghonesty acrossarange ofdifferentmediarevealedthatpeople weretwice likelyto tell lieswhen using the phone than when communicatingvia e-mail. It had previously been assumed that people would be more inclined to fabricate the truth when using e-mail, due to the remoteness of the interaction making people more comfortable about deceiving others. On the contrary, it seems that anxiety over the accountability afforded by the recording of e-mail exchanges induces greater truthfulness.However,theresearchalsonotedthatpeople aremuchmorelikelytobe rudeorinsultingovere-mail,outweighinganybenefitsofincreasedhonesty!  An implication ofthe studyisthat iftelephone conversations arerecorded and people are aware ofthis fact,they arelikelytobe moretruthful overthephone. T  Peopleareunconcernedabouttherepercussionofe-mailuntruths. F  Ithadbeen assumedthatpeople would communicatemore honestlywhen using e-mailthanwhenusingthetelephone.F 10 There is often considerable scientific disagreement both about available ． reservesofnaturalresourcesandabouttheextentofenvironmentaldamagecausedby 8 particular pollutants. Even where the scientific evidence is incontrovertible. There maybepoliticalconflict,basedondifferentvestedinter