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I’ve tried a bunch of strategies to increase my intelligence, and you probably have, too. I’ve made flashcards to memorize the
I’ve tried a bunch of strategies to increase my intelligence, and you probably have, too. I’ve made flashcards to memorize the
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2022-02-15
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I’ve tried a bunch of strategies to increase my intelligence, and you probably have, too. I’ve made flashcards to memorize the definitions of archaic words. I’ve subscribed to daily crosswords. What did I get for it? Mediocre scores on standardized tests. A bunch of unfinished puzzles. But I can’t say any of those tactics made me noticeably smarter.
Paul, a biology and social science writer, argues that the problem with our thinking about intelligence is that we believe it solely resides within the isolated organism of the brain. Her revolutionary thesis challenges us to rethink what we think about thinking. Our bodies, our social networks and our surroundings, she argues, are "extra-neural" inputs that have a profound influence on cognition.
As a result of our mistaken beliefs, we’ve focused our efforts to get smarter on our brains. It is quite possible that we have invested our time and money in the wrong ways. Our outdated assumptions about where intelligence comes from also leave us
flummoxed
by paradoxes like this one-, how London resident Ben Pridmore can remember the order of 1,400 randomly shuffled playing cards but can’t remember his friends’ birth dates.
To illustrate the impact of physical spaces on cognition, Paul tells the story of Montaigne, a 16 th century thinker who might have been the first to design a man cave and style it in ways to promote deep thought. She shares reflections on the transformative effect on mental well-being of the 150-foot ceilings in ancient Roman public baths, and the rationale for why the monolithic pillars of the Salk Institute can foster expansive thinking.
Paul also evaluates the treadmill desk. Scoff as many of us might, she couples the experiences of Nobel laureates like Daniel Kahneman with contemporary neuroscientific studies to explain the benefits of physical movement for cognitive focus and memory. She uses this work to convincingly highlight how the daily routines at school—with its relative dearth of recess time—are doing a disservice to the development of children’s attention span.
Paul does not offer do’s and don’ts for designing childhood education centers, corporate office floor plans, public parks or our own homes. She does not advise directly on how to prepare for a public address at a shareholders meeting. However, the diverse and deeply researched information she presents about the impact of our surroundings, our bodies and the people around us on our thought process can certainly be translated into that. Our minds are bigger than our brains, and if we embrace that fact, there’s so much more we can accomplish.
Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?
选项
A、Paul constructed a man cave to promote deep thought.
B、Montaigne designed the monolithic pillars of the Salk Institute.
C、Lack of rest time could do harm to the cognitive focus development.
D、Paul objected to the establishment of childhood education centers.
答案
C
解析
细节题。根据顺序出题原则可定位至第四段及其后。根据选项A可定位至第四段第一句,由文中可知是蒙田设计了私人空间,A选项偷换概念,故排除;根据选项B可定位至第四段最后一句,但文中并没有提到这个支柱是谁设计的,B选项无中生有,故排除:根据选项D可定位至最后一段第一句,文中提到的是does not offer do’s and don’ts“没有提供行为规范”,选项D中“反对”的说法为无中生有,故排除;选项C可定位至第五段第三句.其中Lack of rest time对应原文中的death of recess time,do harm to对应doing a disservice to,cognitive focus development对应the development of children’s attention span,选项C是原文的同义表达,故选项C正确。
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