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（每日一读）高考英语考前突破 阅读理解能力 文化教育 约会时女性更挑剔素材 .doc

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约会时女性更挑剔Womenaretwiceaschoosyasmenwhentheygospeeddatingresearchsuggests.Whymightthatbe?研究显示约会的时候女性的挑剔程度是男性的两倍。为什么会这样呢？Tryingtoworkoutwhoissingleinabarapproachthemandaskingthemoutbeforeyouknowanythingaboutthemisnotaveryefficientwayoffindingagirlfriendorboyfriend.Thereisasolution-speeddatingwhereagroupofsinglesmeetataneventinabarorcafe.Themenmovefromtabletotableforafleetingdatewitheachwomanlastingtypicallybetweenthreetofourminutes.Afterwardstheparticipantstelltheorganisersoftenonlinewhichpeopletheywanttoseeagain.Arecentstudyintospeeddatinghabitsconcludedthatifmenandwomengotoaneveningandhave22separatedatesmenarekeentoseeaboutfivewomenagainwhilewomenwouldonlychoosetoseetwoagainonaverage.TheresearchwasdonebyeconomistsMicheleBelotfromtheUniversityofEdinburghandhercolleagueMarcoFrancesconifromtheUniversityofEssexwhocollecteddatafrom84speeddatingeventsinvolving3600peopleintheUK.Thiscontrolledenvironmentissomethingthatexcitessomeeconomistsastheyareperfectforobservingmarketforcesatwork-inthiscasethedatingmarket."Thisissomethingthatevolutionarypsychologistsandbiologistsdorecognise"saysBelot."Weknowthatacrossawholerangeofbehaviourswomentendtotakefewerrisks."Theyrelatethistothefactthatmakingmistakesaremuchmorecostlyforwomenthanformenbecauseofchildbearing.Soobviouslyifyoumakeamistakeindatingthewrongmanandhavingarelationshipwiththewrongmanyoumighthaveninemonthscarryingachildthencaringforachild.Whileformenthecostsarelower."Otheracademicworksuggeststhatbecausemenhistoricallyhavenotbeensoinvolvedinparentingtheydevotemoretimeto"short-termmating"sothey'renotlookingfurtherthanadate.AstudyintheUSontheotherhandsuggeststhedifferencemightsimplybedown