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1、Unit 3 PsychologyC. Listening ExerciseListen to a conversation and choose the best answers to the questions you hear.1. What do you know about Harrys dog Fido? A. He doesnt like his master any more. B. He has just moved to a new place. C. He gets up late every morning. D. He has been quite nervous a
2、nd restless.2. What does Jenny suggest Harry should do? A. He should take Fido to the vet. B. He should put Fido on medication. C. He should take Fido for a walk. D. He should let Fido play fetch.3. What do you think Harry will do to his dog? A. He will take his dog for a walk everyday. B. He will c
3、onsult a scientist for a test on his dog. C. He will try his best to perk up his dog. D. He will put his dog on medication.4. What does the scientific research tell us? A. Dog emotions are quite similar to the emotions of humans. B. Dogs should be put on medication whenever they are ill. C. The brai
4、n of humans is more complicated than that of dogs. D. Antidepressants cannot be used as medication for dogs.5. Which of the following is NOT true according to the conversation? A. Jenny may have a different idea towards pet treatment from Harry. B. Some pet-owners may overdo the treatment when their
5、 pets are ill. C. Harry is an expert on brain science of humans and dogs.D. Magnetic Resonance Scanner can be used in analyzing dog emotions.Script:Jenny: Hello, Harry, you look pale. Whats wrong?Harry: Hi, Jenny. Its just Fido, my beloved dog. Hes been acting kind of lazy these days. Ever since we
6、moved, hes just been like this.Jenny: Oh my! Do you take him for a walk everyday?Harry: I used to, but now he doesnt even want to play fetch. He loved that so much before.Jenny: If I were you, Id take him to the vet. Probably hes ill.Harry: Well, I did so yesterday. The vet says the reason hes been
7、so down is that hes depressed, and he recommends we put him on medication.Jenny: Are you sure you want to take his suggestion?Harry: Yeah, I think so. Were hoping that the medication will cheer Fido up. If it doesnt, maybe well consider upping his dosage until he seems back to normal.Jenny: Oh, no!
8、I dont know whether its good or not I have a friend who put her dog on antidepressants, but I dont think its fair to make an animal take drugs when he has no say.Harry: I agree sometimes pet-owners might go overboard, but they just want their pets to be happy and healthy. Oh, if only my Fido becomes
9、 his normal playful self again!Jenny: But is it ridiculous to spend so much money on an animal when there are people going hungry everywhere?Harry: Ill tell you what. Some scientists have been using a Magnetic Resonance Scanner to learn about dog emotions. The research shows that they are quite simi
10、lar to the emotions of humans. Jenny: Really? Its unbelievable!Harry: Yes. They have now confirmed what many dog owners already knew. Dogs can understand our feelings! Researchers say that the finding is not just important to dogs and the people who love them, but it establishes a new type of compar
11、ative brain science and expands the possibilities for research.Jenny: Wow, seems that you know a lot about scientific research!Harry: Well, for Fido, I have made myself become an expert!Exercise 1 Global UnderstandingListen to the text for the first time, focus on the global idea of it and complete
12、the summary.Psychology is the scientific study of the behavior of individuals and of their mental processes. Some of the personal factors are known as dispositional factors, while external things are known as situational factors. Modern psychology began in 1879 when Wilhelm Wundt founded the first e
13、xperimental psychology laboratory in Germany. In 1890, William James published Principles of Psychology. Exercise 2 Listening and Note-takingListen to the first part of the text and take necessary notes with symbols and abbreviations with the prompts of the following words.Psychology scientific stud
14、y of individual behavior & and mental processesPsychologists use their research to predict & and (ctrl) control behaviorDispositional factors Genetic makeup, personality traits, attitudes, mental stateSituational factors sensory stimulation, rewards, actions of other peopleExercise 3 In-depth Listen
15、ingListen to the second part of the text and complete the table below.WhoWhenWhereWhatWilhelm Wundtin 1879in GermanyFounded the first experimental psychology laboratoryG. Stanley Hallin 1883at the Johns Hopkins University in the USFounded the first American psychological laboratory like WundtsWilliam Jamesin 1890in the USpublished the most important psychological text of all time, Principles of PsychologyScript:What makes us similar to other people and yet so uniquely different? Why do we think, feel and behave as we do? Are we molded more by heredity or shaped by experience? How ca
