(IME - 2010/2011 - 1 FASE)Scientists say juggling
(IME - 2010/2011 - 1ª FASE)
Scientists say juggling e-mail, phone calls and other incoming information can change how people think and behave. They say our ability to focus is being undermined by bursts of information. These play to a primitive impulse to respond to immediate opportunities and threats. The stimulation provokes excitement — a dopamine squirt — that researchers say can be addictive. In its absence, people feel bored. The resulting distractions can have deadly consequences, as when cell phone-wielding drivers and train engineers cause wrecks. And for millions of people these urges can inflict nicks and cuts on creativity and deep thought, interrupting work and family life.
What does the passage imply?
A
Bursts of information improve people’s ability to focus.
B
Scientists play with the primitive human impulses of responding to immediate opportunities and threats.
C
People feel bored when they talk on their cell phones or read their emails, nevertheless they are addicted to it.
D
Feeling excited at work and among family members demands creativity.
E
Being constantly fed with different stimuli from multiple sources may make people unable to get rid of such excitement.
