Nhận biết (M1)

On receiving good news, people’s first instinct might be to immediately share it, but a recent experiment suggests that keeping it a secret can be psychologically beneficial. Study participants were randomly assigned to reflect on an experience in which they either shared good news or kept it to themselves. On average, those who kept good news secret reported feeling more energized by the experience than participants who shared did, perhaps, as the researchers suggest, because the choice to savor good news is usually a personal one and autonomous motivation is linked with feelings of vitality.

Which choice best describes the function of the underlined portion in the text as a whole?

• A.

  It indicates a reason why skepticism about the conclusions of the psychological study mentioned in the text is likely warranted.

• B.

  It reports the main conclusion of a study into a social phenomenon whose methodology is critiqued in the text.

• C.

  It presents a scenario whose psychological impact was investigated in the study summarized in the text.

• D.

  It provides an observation about human behavior that was validated by the experiment summarized in the text.