V. Cloze Test Feeling sad? If so, then you should probably avoid going
shopping until you start feeling better. A new study shows that
people’s 33 judgment does not work so well when they are
feeling down.
There were two groups of subjects involved in the study.
One group was asked to watch a sad video about death, 34
the other group watched a video about nature. They were then
asked how much they would pay 35 a sporty-looking water
bottle. On average, the group watching the sad video offered to
pay nearly four times 36 than the group watching the nature
video.
The researchers concluded that sadness leads people to
become more focused on themselves, causing them to feel that
they and their possessions are 37 little. Over time, this trend
can cause sad shoppers to lose hundreds or even thousands of
dollars each year.
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