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Kindness Counts
Do you believe that small acts of kindness have a greater influence than you think?
Research has shown that adults undervalue the influence of random (随机的) acts of kindness. They don't think that kind actions will make too much of a difference. To find out what kids would think of small acts of kindness, researchers Echelbarger and Epley did an experiment. In 2023, they published a study in the Journal of Experimental (实验的) Psychology, in which they described their experiment.
The experiment took place at the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry, in Chicago. Researchers spoke with 101 kids who were visiting the museum. And they gave each kid two free, museum-branded pencils. The kids could take both pencils home or they could give one of the pencils to a stranger.
Before giving away the pencil, the researchers asked the kids to guess how "big" their act of kindness would be to the people who receive the gift. Would the person be happy? Or would the gift feel like no big deal?
"Many kids had trouble guessing," said Yanyi Leng, a research assistant who helped with the experiment. Leng told TIME for Kids that some of the children said, "I'd like to give my pencil... but I'm not sure how they're going to feel."
In fact, people who received the pencils were much happier than the givers had predicted. Additionally, the kids felt satisfied after giving the pencils to others. "It proves (证明) the power of these small, random acts of kindness," Echelbarger says.
Echelbarger and Epley's study proves that doing good feels good. This is true for the kid on the receiving end of a good deed as well as for the kid who performs it.
1. Why did Echelbarger and Epley do the experiment?
2. What could kids do with the pencils?
3. How did the kids feel after giving the pencils to others?
4. Do you agree that "Doing good feels good"? Give an example to support your idea.
Kindness Counts
Do you believe that small acts of kindness have a greater influence than you think?
Research has shown that adults undervalue the influence of random (随机的) acts of kindness. They don't think that kind actions will make too much of a difference. To find out what kids would think of small acts of kindness, researchers Echelbarger and Epley did an experiment. In 2023, they published a study in the Journal of Experimental (实验的) Psychology, in which they described their experiment.
The experiment took place at the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry, in Chicago. Researchers spoke with 101 kids who were visiting the museum. And they gave each kid two free, museum-branded pencils. The kids could take both pencils home or they could give one of the pencils to a stranger.
Before giving away the pencil, the researchers asked the kids to guess how "big" their act of kindness would be to the people who receive the gift. Would the person be happy? Or would the gift feel like no big deal?
"Many kids had trouble guessing," said Yanyi Leng, a research assistant who helped with the experiment. Leng told TIME for Kids that some of the children said, "I'd like to give my pencil... but I'm not sure how they're going to feel."
In fact, people who received the pencils were much happier than the givers had predicted. Additionally, the kids felt satisfied after giving the pencils to others. "It proves (证明) the power of these small, random acts of kindness," Echelbarger says.
Echelbarger and Epley's study proves that doing good feels good. This is true for the kid on the receiving end of a good deed as well as for the kid who performs it.
1. Why did Echelbarger and Epley do the experiment?
2. What could kids do with the pencils?
3. How did the kids feel after giving the pencils to others?
4. Do you agree that "Doing good feels good"? Give an example to support your idea.
答案
1.To find out what kids would think of small acts of kindness.
2.The kids/They could take both pencils home or they could give one of the pencils to a stranger.
3.The kids/They felt satisfied.
4.Yes./Yes, I do. Last week, I helped my classmate clean the classroom when she was not well. She was very grateful and I also felt happy.
Yes./Yes, I do. On my way to school, I found shared bikes fell on the ground. I placed them in order. This small act of kindness made my day.（答案不唯一）
2.The kids/They could take both pencils home or they could give one of the pencils to a stranger.
3.The kids/They felt satisfied.
4.Yes./Yes, I do. Last week, I helped my classmate clean the classroom when she was not well. She was very grateful and I also felt happy.
Yes./Yes, I do. On my way to school, I found shared bikes fell on the ground. I placed them in order. This small act of kindness made my day.（答案不唯一）
