恋の「じらし」は効く？ 自分を好きか分からない男性に一番ひかれた実験、のちに逆の結果も

Q1. What is the passage mainly about?

1. AHow to write a good online profile
2. BA test about liking someone when you are not sure of their feelings
3. CWhy college women study in the United States
4. DHow men give scores to each other

相手の気持ちが分からないときに相手をどう感じるかを調べた実験の話なので、正解は B。

Q2. Which group liked the men the most?

1. AThe women who heard the men gave them the highest score
2. BThe women who heard the men gave them an average score
3. CThe women who did not know which score was true
4. DAll three groups liked the men the same

「A third group did not know which was true. This third group liked the men the most.」とあるので、正解は C。

Q3. In the passage, "average" in "an average score" is closest in meaning to ___.

1. Avery high
2. Bvery low
3. Cin the middle
4. Dsecret

average は「平均的な、まんなかくらいの」という意味。「一番高い点」と対比されているので、正解は C。

Q1. What is the main idea of the passage?

1. AFacebook is the best place to find a partner.
2. BOne famous result about uncertainty and attraction was not clearly supported later.
3. CWomen always prefer men who rate them as average.
4. DSending messages quickly is always a mistake.

2011年の結果を紹介したあと「Later research made the story less simple」と続き、その後の研究で違う結果が出たことを述べているので、正解は B。

Q2. In the 2015 study, which men did the women choose most often?

1. AMen whose feelings were unclear
2. BMen who rated them as average
3. CMen who clearly liked them
4. DMen who sent messages two days later

「the women most often chose men who clearly liked them」とあるので、正解は C。

Q3. Which piece of advice fits the 2025 study best?

1. ANever send a message after a date.
2. BSend a message the next morning rather than waiting two days.
3. CWait at least three days before sending a message.
4. DOnly send messages to people you met online.

2025年の研究では、翌朝のメッセージが2日後より「worked better」だったので、正解は B。3日以上待つ場合は本文に出てこない。

Q1. What does the passage mainly do?

1. AIt explains how to design a dating app.
2. BIt describes a 2011 study and later work that weakened its conclusion.
3. CIt proves that uncertainty always increases attraction.
4. DIt compares dating customs in the United States and Britain.

2011年の研究を説明したあと「That idea was later questioned」として、その後の研究を紹介しているので、正解は B。

Q2. According to the 2015 follow-up, what was a problem with the original questions?

1. AThey were written in a language the women did not know.
2. BThey mostly asked about wanting to spend time with the men, not about liking them.
3. CThey asked only about the men's photos.
4. DThey were answered by the men instead of the women.

「most of the original questions asked whether women wanted to work with, be friends with or date the men, not how much they liked them」とあるので、正解は B。

Q3. What can be inferred from the 2025 experiment?

1. AWaiting two days made people think much more about the sender.
2. BThe study tested real couples over many months.
3. CMaking someone wait longer did not clearly make them think about you more.
4. DA text right after the date was the worst choice.

2日待つと関係を続けたい気持ちが最も低く、「no clear rise in thoughts about the sender」とあるので、待たせても考える量は増えなかったと読める。正解は C。