科学证明对死亡的看法影响人的行为

　　In what may seem an obvious finding to many, how one thinks about death can affect behavior in life, a new study finds.

　　对死亡的看法可影响人们的行为，这一看法对很多人来说毋庸置疑，而最新研究也的确证明了这一点。

　　"Death is a very powerful motivation," said Laura E.R. Blackie, a Ph.D. student at the University of Essex in Britain. "People seem aware that their life is limited. That can be one of the best gifts that we have in life, motivating us to embrace life and embrace goals that are important to us."

　　“死亡是强有力的动机，”英国埃塞克斯大学博士生劳拉E.R.布莱基说道。“人们似乎明白生命有限这个道理。而这可谓我们在世的最好礼物这一，它鼓励我们面对生活，实现对我们而言重要的目标。”

　　Blackie and her advisor, Philip J. Cozzolino, recruited 90 people in a British town center and asked separated them into three groups. One group was asked to respond to general questions about death – such as their thoughts and feelings about death and what they think happens to them if they die. The other was asked to imagine dying in an apartment fire and then asked four questions about how they thought they would deal with the experience and how they thought their family would react. A control group thought about dental pain.

　　布莱基和她的导师菲利普J. 科佐利诺在英国某小镇中心招收了90名志愿者，并将他们分成三组。其中一组需回答关于死亡的一般性问题——比如他们对于死亡的想法和感觉、他们死了会遭遇到什么经历。另外一组则被要求在想象自己死于公寓大火的情景后回答4个问题，以说明他们对于这种经历将如何应对、家人对此如何反应。最后一组控制组只需想象牙疼即可。