ThefindingsrecentlypublishedbytheresearchersfromArizonaStateUniversity(ASU)suggestthatangrymenappeartogaininfluenceinagroupbutangrywomenloseinfluence.
Thestudyfoundthatwhenmenexpressedtheiropinionwithangerparticipantsratedthemasmorebelievable.Butwhenwomenexpressedangertheywereviewedasmoreemotionalandthuslessconvincing.Inotherwordsamancouldbenefitfromusingangerinpowerandpersuasion.Awomanhowevercouldbeignoredorhurtbyhergroupifsheexpressedanger.
Thestudywasbasedontheresponsesof210students.Theywereshownevidenceandphotographsonlinefromarealmurdertrial.Amanhadsupposedlymurderedhiswife.Thestudentswereaskedtodecideifthemanwasguiltyornot.
Beforemakingtheirdecisionthestudentsdiscussedthecaseonlinewithfivejurors（陪审员）.Butthesewerenotrealjurors;theywerecomputersgeneratingresponsesandcommentsbacktothestudents.Someofthefakejurorshadmaleidentities.Othershadfemaleidentities.
Somemalejurorswereangryaboutthejudgement.Whenthishappenedthestudentsreactedbydoubtingtheirowndecisionsaboutthecase.Confidenceintheirresponsesonthejudgement“droppedsignificantly”.Butwhenfemalejurorsseemedangrythestudentparticipants“becamesignificantlymoreconfidentintheiroriginaljudgments”.
Thestudycouldhavewiderimportance.
Theresultshaveeffectsforanywomanwhoistryingtoexertinfluenceonadecisionintheirworkplaceandeverydaylives.Thisincludesgoverningbodiestaskforcesandcommittees.Inapoliticaldebateafemalecandidatemighthavelessinfluenceifsheshowsanger.
Anexampleisthe2016Democraticpresidentialrace.ThismightexplainwhyBernieSandersisabletofreelyexpresshispassionandconvictionwhileHillaryClintonclearlyregulatesheremotionsmorecarefully.
29.Accordingtothestudywhenwomenexpressangertheyarethoughtofas__________.
A.believable B.significant C.emotional D.confident
30.InthestudybytheresearchersfromASU__________.
A.therewere210studentsexpressingtheiremotions
B.thejurorswereshownevidencean
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