Altogether the volunteers logged 433 unintentional actions that they found themselves doing an average of twelve each, There appear to be peak periods in the day when we are at our zaniest (荒谬可笑的). These are two hours some time between eight a. m. and noon, between four and six p. m. with a smaller peak between eight and ten p. m. Among men the peak seems to be when a changeover in brain programmesoccurs, as for instance between going to and from work. Women on average reported slightly more lapses12.5 compared with 10.9 for menprobably because they were more reliable reporters.

　　A startling finding of the research is that the absent-minded activity is a hazard of doing things in which we are skilled. Normally, you would expect that skill reduces the number of errors we make. But trying to avoid silly slips by concentrating more could make things a lot worseeven dangerous.

　　31.In his study Professor Smith asked the subjects ________.

　　A) to keep track of people who tend to forget things

　　B) to report their embarrassing lapses at random

　　C) to analyse their awkward experiences scientifically

　　D) to keep a record of what they did unintentionally

　　32.Professor Smith discovered that ________.

　　A) certain patterns can be identified in the recorded incidents

　　B) many people were too embarrassed to admit their absent-mindedness

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