Question

2 Read the text again. Use the words given in capitals below the text to form a word that fits in the numbered gap. There is an example at the beginning (0). Remember to look out for negative prefixes. Counterfactual thinking Sometimes the way we view life seems to be determined not by what really happens to us, so much as by our (0) perception of what happens. This is sometimes called counterfactual thinking. Let's look at the example of sport. For those who come second in a race, their (1) ............... to winning creates an intense feeling of (2) , and they need to find an excuse for their 'failure". Conversely, bronze (3))................................ucky because they nearly didn't win anything at all. It's the same feeling you get when a traffic hold-up leads you to miss a flight. Missing it by an hour is much less than missing it by just a few minutes. (4) ****** Another type of counterfactual thinking occurs when we regret doing things that cause problems far more than we regret doing nothing, even though (5) can lead to just as many problems as (6)...............actions... Counterfactual thinking also happens when we think about the past and wish that something had or had not happened. This desire can be so (7) that we can even change our own memories of the past, making (8) to the actual facts to create new memories that suit us better. We do this, for example, when we want to avoid facing up to (9) truths. If we're not careful, therefore, counterfactual thinking can lead us to (10) history, and so lose sight of real events altogether. 0 PERCEIVE 1 CLOSE 2 SATISFY 3 MEDAL 4 FRUSTRATE 5 INACTIVE 6 WISE 7 POWER 8 ADJUST 9 COMFORT 10 WRITE​

Answer 1

Răspuns:

1. close

2. dissatisfaction

3. medalists

4. frustrating

5. inaction

6. unwise

7. powerful

8. adjustments

9. uncomfortable

10. rewriting

Explicatie:

Sometimes the way we view life seems to be determined not by what really happens to us, so much as by our perception of what happens.

This is sometimes called counterfactual thinking. Let's look at the example of sport. For those who come second in a race, their close proximity to winning creates an intense feeling of dissatisfaction, and they need to find an excuse for their 'failure*. Conversely, bronze medalists often feel lucky because they nearly didn't win anything at all. It's the same feeling you get when a traffic hold-up leads you to miss a flight. Missing it by an hour is much less frustrating than missing it by just a few minutes. Another type of counterfactual thinking occurs when we regret doing things that cause problems far more than we regret doing nothing, even though inaction can lead to just as many problems as unwise actions. Counterfactual thinking also happens when we think about the past and wish that something had or had not happened. This desire can be so powerful that we can even change our own memories of the past, making adjustments to the actual facts to create new memories that suit us better. We do this, for example, when we want to avoid facing up to uncomfortable truths.

If we're not careful, therefore. counterfactual thinking can lead us to rewriting history, and so lose sight of real events altogether.