時差N小時:涂鴉幫助記憶嗎?

Yael: So Don, I was reading this very interestingarticle about how in prehistoric times the worldcooled because there was a sharp drop in carbondioxide in the atmosphere.

雅艾爾：唐，我正在讀一篇非常有趣的文章，講在史前時代由于大氣中二氧化碳含量急劇減少造成地表溫度驟降。

Don: Uh huh.

唐：哦，哈。

Yael: Yeah you know, because carbon dioxide is agreenhouse gas.

雅艾爾：你知道的，二氧化碳是溫室氣體。

Don: Right.

唐：對。

Yael: Don, are you even listening?

雅艾爾：唐，你在聽嗎?

Don: Yes, of course.

唐：是的，當然。

Yael: No you're not, you're doodling! Look at that: stars, squiggles. I have to say, Don, it'spretty rude. If you're doodling then you're clearly not paying attention.

雅艾爾：不，你沒在聽，你在涂鴉!看，你畫了星星，花體字。唐，我得告訴你，這樣很無禮。很明顯，你涂鴉就說明你沒有注意我。

Don: Actually, that's not true. A study found that doodling can help you remember details—it'sa way of concentrating the mind.

唐：實際上，這種想法不對。一項研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，涂鴉可以幫助你記憶細節(jié)——這是一種集中注意力的方式。

Yael: Really?

雅艾爾：真的嗎?

Don: Yep. The researchers had forty subjects listen to a tape listing the names of severalpeople, some of whom were going to a party. Twenty of the participants were told to shade inshapes on a piece of paper, the other twenty just listened. Then all forty were told to writedown only the names of the people on the tape going to the party.

唐：是的。研究人員讓40名被試者聽一段列舉了好幾個人名的錄音，其中一些人要去參加派對。要求20名參與者將紙上的圖形涂上陰影，其余20人只聽不涂。然后讓這40人寫下去參加聚會的人的名字。

Yael: So the people who doodled while listening remembered more of the names?

雅艾爾：那么，在聽的時候涂鴉的人能記住更多的人名?

Don: Right. Granted, it's only a small study, but psychologists know that something likedoodling can help keep the mind from wandering when you're listening to a boring list orsomething. So you actually end up concentrating more on the content of what you're hearing.

唐：對。當然，這只是一個小實驗。但心理學(xué)家們知道，在聽一段枯燥的名單時涂鴉能防止思想走神。所以最終你會集中更多的注意力在你所聽到的內(nèi)容上。

Yael: So are you saying I was being boring?

雅艾爾：你的意思是我的話很枯燥嗎?

Don: No! Please, tell me more about carbon dioxide in prehistoric times.

唐：不!請告訴我更多關(guān)于史前二氧化碳的信息。

Yael: OK. And feel free to doodle.

雅艾爾：好吧。你可以隨意涂鴉了。