内蒙古赤峰市2015-2016学年高二英语5月下旬周考试题(无答案)第一部分:阅读理解(每小题2分)Doyoueverpullyourphoneoutofyourpocket,thinkingitisvibrating(振动),onlytofindthatitisn't
Thisphenomenon,whichscientistscall"phantom(幻觉的)phonevibration",isverycommon
Around80%ofpeoplesurveyedsaytheyhaveimaginedtheirphonesvibratingwhentheywereactuallystill
So,whatleadstothisuniversalbehavior
AccordingtotheBBC,theexplanationliesinyourbrain'sabilitytodiscoversignalsfromtheoutsideworld
Whenyourphoneisinyourpocket,therearetwopossiblestates:itiseithervibratingornot
Meanwhile,youalsohavetwopossiblestatesofmind:thejudgmentthatthephoneisvibrating,orthatitisn't
Ideally,youmatchthefourstatescorrectly
However,sometimesyourbraindecidesthattheconsequencesofmissingacallaremoreseriousthana"falsealarm"
Therefore,youbecomemoresensitivetovibrations