Make-up Before Taking a Test Achieved Higher Marks Women have long known how that extra flick of eyeliner or dash of lipstick can boost their confidence. And now, it seems, it’s also more likely to help them pass exams. 女性們一直都知道涂點眼線和唇膏可以幫助她們增強自信。而現(xiàn)在看起來，這還可能幫助她們順利通過考試。 Research shows that women who put on make-up before taking a test achieved ten to 20 percent higher marks than those who did not wear any. Psychologists say the result could be down to the ‘lipstick effect’, whereby using make-up boosts self-esteem and has a knock-on effect on memory, confidence and mental ability. 研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，考試前化妝的女性比不化妝的女性成績高出10%到20%。心理學(xué)家認為，這是出于“口紅效應(yīng)”，通過化妝提升自尊心，這對記憶力、自信心和心智能力有連鎖反應(yīng)。 The study in journal Cogent Psychology involved 200 female undergraduates, all studying the same subject with similar self-esteem, make-up habits and IQs. The women were randomly split into three groups and asked to put on make-up, listen to music, or draw. All then took an exam based on a chapter of a textbook they had just read. Results showed the women who used cosmetics scored an average of 24.2 out of 30, compared to 19.9 and 22 in the other groups. 研究調(diào)查了200名女性本科生，所有人都學(xué)習(xí)同一科目，自尊心、化妝習(xí)慣和智商也類似,而研究結(jié)果發(fā)表在《令人信服的心理學(xué)》期刊上。這些女性被隨機分為三組，分別被要求化妝、聽音樂和畫畫。之后所有人參加考試，總分30分，內(nèi)容是她們剛剛閱讀過的一章課本內(nèi)容。結(jié)果顯示，化妝的女性平均分為24.2，另外兩組平均分分別是19.9和22。 The researchers, from Harvard Medical School and Chieti University in Italy, said: ‘Women may use make-up to increase self-esteem by boosting their attractiveness; this makes them feel better during stress. Positive emotions increase information accessible in memory.’ 哈佛醫(yī)學(xué)院和意大利基耶蒂大學(xué)的研究人員說：“女性可能會通過化妝來增強自信心，進而提升魅力，這讓她們在壓力之下感覺更好。積極的情緒有助于提高記憶力?！? boost 增強 make-up 化妝 knock-on 使產(chǎn)生連鎖反應(yīng)的 split 分開 accessible 可使用的 involved (使)參加，加入 based on 基于…… stress 壓力 scored (在考試中)得分