Audience Effect The way we interact with each other influence our behavior. The sheer precence of one person could bring about audience effect to the other person. In this lace tieing experiment the observed students who knew they were being observed tied their laces faster because of the audience effec. And when people are observed, they tend to do better and they make mistakes even faster, as in the typing task.

eliminating bus centers v.s. building parking lots The man thinks it should be made easier to take buses, rather than cars, to go to the university by the management. The first reason is that he thinks the routes are wrong because they only go through expensive neighborhoods, and that's why few students take the bus. And the second reason is that he thinks that adding parking lots is encouraging more car using and this is leading to more noises and more traffic, and this is bad.

College students need to choose a broader range of subjects. I believe it's better that students in college choose relatively a broader range of subjects, because when they head into the society, they need to deal with way more complex tasks than what they did in college. They need to cooperate with all kinds of experts. They need to know a little about everything to communicate with them, and to have a compatible interface with those experts to make things done.

A place important to me--a more logical version Every evening, I go to the bank of the Pearl River for a five-kilometer run. It is important to me because it makes my run easier. The first reason is that the air there is super clean and it cheers me up. The second reason is that the scenery there is soul-striking and I will never get bored appreciating the view. The third reason is that there are many people working out there during this period, so my heart gets warmed by so much accompany. In a word, this river helps a lot with my running, so I love it.

A place important to me--a second freestyle In the evening, I often go to the bank of the Pearl River to have a run. It is important to me because it refreshes my body. There're many trees there, and the water is massive and the air is very clean. And the second reason is that it refreshes my mind, because when I'm running, I meditate, that will make my mind clearer. With a beautiful river in sight, a five kilo run won't feel that boring.

What scientists have learnt about the mathematical capabilities of babies Quick Question: when I say "people knew sb ...." , if what they knew is an experimental fact, do I use past tense or simple present tense? The scientists have learned that a five-months-old baby can do basic arithmetic. They say that babies know one plus one is two and not one. They showed the babies a doll and then hided it behind a screen. Then they show them another doll and then hided it behind the screen too, but secretly took it away. They then tried to find out if the babies got surprised when they discovered that there was only one doll behind the screen by recording the movements of their eyes with cameras, as they knew that babies tended to stare at sources of surprise such as noise or sudden movements.

Dillemma : Borrowing cars or taking public transpot The woman's problem is that she's forgotten to rent a van for her volunteer work. She's supposed to take several elementary kids to the zoo after school. She can borrow two cars and find a volunteer driver or take public transport. I prefer borrowing cars. Because private cars are safer for the kids and more convenient, despite the difficulty in borrowing cars and finding a volunteer. In the other hand, it's more difficult to supervise those kids on public transport and they could go missing at the stops, although it saves the trouble borrowing cars.

'Groupthink' and its negative effect-draft two Hey guys, I've written a second draft! This is an answer to a TOEFL speaking task. the lecturer mentions one coworker of his who shared his opinion on this topic 'Groupthink' happens when group members tend to conform to what seems to them the group's consensus even if it's a bad or irrational idea. Group members want to be liked, correspondingly, the lecturer's coworker wanted to maintain a good impression on his bosses. Group members also fear losing their jobs, correspondingly, the lecturer's coworker feared jepordizing his chances of getting a promotion by not looking like a team player. Also group members don't want to be the only employee who's delaying a decision that seems inevitable, correspodingly, the lecturer gave up when his supporters had all changed side. As a result, the team ended up with a bad decision and it cost the company a fortune that year.

A lecture note : 'Groupthink' and it's negative effect this is an answer I wrote to a TOFEL speaking task In the task, a lecturer talks about his experience of 'Groupthink', basically, his proposal got rejected because the supporters changed sides when a few senior managers said no, and thus they had made a bad decision and that had caused the company profit of the year. Below is my note. 'Groupthink' is a situation where group members tend to compromise with the group's consensus even if it's bad or irrational. Group members wanna be liked, just like the lecturer's coworker's wanting to maintain a good impression on his bosses. They also fear losing their jobs, just like the lecturer's coworker's not wanting to lose the chances of promotion by not acting like a team worker. Also they don't wanna be the only employee who's delaying the decision making process when the decision seems inevitable, just like the lecturer's giving up when the supporters had all changed sides. As a result, the team ended up with a bad decision and it cost the company profit of the year.