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DIRECTIONS: Chооse the best аnswer fоr eаch question. A Crowd in Hаrmony [A] It is before dawn on the second major bathing day of the festival, and fog shrouds the river. In a single day, tens of millions of people will bathe in the Ganges River here in Allahabad, India. In the moonlight, the crowds begin to swell on the riverbank. There are thousands here already, but the crowd is calm and united. There is no pushing or panic, only a sense of purpose as pilgrims enter the icy water to bathe and come out again. People cooperate and help one another. Afterward, they are joyful. [B] As the day progresses, the number of people stepping into the river increases. Some splash in the water, some drop flowers into it, and others light oil lamps and set them floating on the river. There are men who splash into the water theatrically with swords in hand. There are unwilling children whose parents drag them in fully clothed. There are holy men dressed in bright orange robes with skin covered in sacred white ash. There are other devout men wearing the ash but little or no clothing, as their religion requires. There are people everywhere, but somehow, incredibly, no one is stepped on, no one is drowned, and no one is heard screaming for help. All is harmony. [C] It is the Kumbh Mela, the largest and most sacred gathering of all Hindu pilgrimages. It is also considered to be the largest peaceful gathering of people anywhere in the world. Each year, as part of the Kumbh, several million Hindus bathe here in the sacred Ganges River. Every 12 years, the gathering becomes much larger, and a giant tent city is set up to house the participants. [D] In 2013, the Kumbh lasted 55 days, and it is estimated that 120 million pilgrims participated in activities such as ritual bathing, praying, singing, feeding the poor, and religious discussion. The Kumbh tent city covered more than 25 square kilometers. It was divided into 14 areas, each with its own hospital, police station, roads, grocery store, and supplies of electricity and drinking water - an extraordinary achievement. The basic crowd-control strategy was to avoid dangerous overcrowding at "hot spots," such as bridges and train stations. "Incredibly well organized, incredibly clean, very efficiently run," said Rahul Mehrotra, a professor of urban design and planning at Harvard University, who observed the festival. The Scientific Approach [E] Psychologists like Stephen Reicher from the University of St. Andrews in the U.K. suspect that crowds have a positive impact on the health of the individuals within them. "What our research shows is that, actually, crowds are critical to society," he says. "They help form our sense of who we are, they help form our relations to others - they even help determine our physical well-being." [F] Reicher and his colleagues came to this, the largest Hindu festival, to test the idea that crowds are beneficial and to confirm the healthful effects of the Kumbh on its participants. Before the start of the 2011 festival, his researchers went out into the Indian countryside to question a group of prospective pilgrims about their mental and physical health. They also questioned people who didn't plan to attend. The researchers returned to question both groups a month after the Kumbh had ended. Those who stayed in their villages reported no real change over the period of the study. The pilgrims, on the other hand, reported a 10 percent improvement in their health, including less pain, less anxiety, and higher energy levels. What's more, the good effects lasted long afterward. [G] Why should belonging to a crowd improve your health? Psychologists think a shared identity is the cause. "You think in terms of 'we' rather than 'I,'" explains Nick Hopkins from the University of Dundee in the U.K. This way of thinking alters human relationships. Members of the crowd support one another, competition becomes cooperation, and people are able to achieve their goals in a way they wouldn't be able to alone. The Power of Crowds [H] Unfortunately - in spite of the mutual support so evident elsewhere at the Kumbh - 36 people died in a stampede1 at the Allahabad train station on February 10, 2013. Somehow the crowd had lost its harmony. Reicher wrote that one possible cause was that the pilgrims no longer formed a psychological crowd. They no longer saw those around them as fellow pilgrims, but rather as competitors for seats on a train. [I] Strangely, before this unfortunate incident, Reicher had interviewed a pilgrim who was asked to describe the feeling in the crowd at the station. "People think they are more powerful than you. They can push you around," she said. She was then asked to describe the feeling at the Kumbh: "People are concerned about you. They treat you in a polite manner." The stampede was an example of what can happen when the psychological cooperation of a crowd breaks down. [J] Incidents such as the stampede are rare at the Kumbh, and this one is unlikely to deter pilgrims from attending the event in the future. The police will undoubtedly learn from this experience and make the station safer. But in crowds as large as those at the Kumbh, individuals must put their faith in the power of "psychological cooperation," as Stephen Reicher calls it. In other words, "Love thy2 neighbor." 1 A stampede is a sudden rush of a large group of frightened people or animals. 2 Thy is an old-fashioned word meaning your. Which of the following in an example of psychological cooperation?
DIRECTIONS: Chооse the best аnswer fоr eаch question. Our Online Behаvior Has our increased use of social media unlocked our natural cruelty? Researcher and author Agustín Fuentes examines whether the rise in social media is really to blame for our hostility online. [A] In recent years, the Internet has become a particularly volatile place. Aggression on social media is now commonplace. In a 2017 study of 4,000 people by the Pew Research Center, four out of ten said they'd experienced harassment online. More than half of the victims said they did not know the identity of the perpetrator.1 Most people agreed that the anonymity2 of the Internet provides cover for nasty and harassing behavior. [B] Does this growing aggression on social media give us a glimpse of our real human nature? Are we - at our core - belligerent3 beasts? It's true that hate crimes are on the rise, and political divisions appear to be growing. The level of public bitterness - especially online - is substantial. But I don't believe that's because social media has unlocked our cruel human nature. [C] As an evolutionary anthropologist, I have spent years researching and writing about our transformation as a species. Over the past two million years, we have evolved from groups of apelike beings armed with sticks and stones to the creators of cars, rockets, great works of art, nations, and global economic systems. [D] How did we do this? Our brains got bigger, and our capacity for cooperation exploded. We are wired to collaborate, to create diverse social relationships, and to solve problems together. This is the inheritance4 that everyone in the 21st century carries. [E] I would argue that the rise in online aggression is a product of our evolutionary social skills, the social media boom, and the specific political and economic context in which we find ourselves. This explosive combination has opened up a space for more and more people to fan the flames5 of aggression and insult online. * * * [F] We've all heard the expression "you are what you eat." But when it comes to our behavior, a more appropriate expression may be "you are whom you meet." How we perceive, experience, and act in the world is shaped by who and what surround us on a daily basis. This includes our families, communities, institutions, beliefs, and role models. [G] These sources of influence affect our neurobiology in subtle ways. How we perceive the world is related to the patterns of people and places that we see as most connected to us. This process has deep evolutionary roots and gives humans what we call a shared reality. The connection between minds and experiences enables us to share space and work together effectively - more so than most other beings. [H] But the "whom" in the expression "whom we meet" has been changing. We may receive more information now from online sources than from physical social experiences. We may hear more announcements from 24-hour news outlets than from conversations with other humans. The ways we socially interact, especially on social media, are increasing at a time when we are more and more divided, both socially and economically. What may be the results of this? [I] Historically, we have maintained harmony by displaying compassion and friendship, and by developing connectedness when we get together. On social media, the anonymity and lack of face-to-face interaction remove a crucial part of the equation of human sociality. This opens the door to more frequent, and severe, displays of aggression. Aggressive behavior - especially to those you don't have to confront face-to-face - is easier than it's ever been. And for the aggressor, there are often no consequences. * * * [J] Humans are evolutionarily successful because our big brains have allowed us to bond and cooperate in more complex ways than any other animal. The capacity to observe how the world operates, to imagine how it might improve, and to turn that vision into reality is a key aspect of our humanity. And there lies the solution to the problem. We are equipped with the skill set to calm aggression, and to encourage cohesion. [K] For thousands of years, people have acted collectively to punish and shame aggressive antisocial actions such as bullying6 or abuse. On social media - where the aggressor is remote and anonymous - even the best-intentioned individual challenge may turn into a shouting match. But confronting the bully with a group action - a reasoned, communal response rather than a solo gesture - can be more effective at shutting down aggression. Look at the public pressures placed on media corporations to monitor hate speech and fake news online, for instance. These are examples of how humans can collaborate to encourage what's positive and discourage what's negative. [L] Yes, it seems that the world is getting more aggressive, but that's not because we are more aggressive at our core. It's because we haven't been stepping up together to do the difficult social work our contemporary world demands. That means standing up against bullying, abuse, and aggressive harassment, and promoting pro-social attitudes and actions. In person and on social media, we must do both. 1 The perpetrator of a crime is the person who commits it. 2 Anonymity occurs when someone's name is not known. 3 A belligerent person is hostile or aggressive. 4 An inheritance is something you receive from someone after they die. 5 If you fan the flames of a situation, you make it more intense or extreme. 6 Bullying is aggressive behavior intended to cause hurt or harm to a person or group. The word subtle contains ____.