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CAsInternetusersbecomemoredependentontheInternettostoreinformation
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CAsInternetusersbecomemoredependentontheInternettostoreinformation,arepeoplerememberless?Ifyouknowyourcomputerwillsaveinformation,whystoreitinyourownpersonalmemory,yourbrain?ExpertsarewonderingiftheInternetischangingwhatwerememberandhow.
Inarecentstudy,ProfessorBetsySparrowconductedsomeexperiments.SheandherresearchteamwantedtoknowtheInternetischangingmemory.Inthefirstexperiment,theygavepeople40unimportantfactstotypeintoacomputer.Thefirstgroupofpeopleunderstoodthatthecomputerwouldsavetheinformation.Thesecondgroupunderstoodthatthecomputerwouldnotsaveit.Later,thesecondgrouprememberedtheinformationbetter.Peopleinthefirstgroupknewtheycouldfindtheinformationagain,sotheydidnottrytorememberit.
Inanotherexperiment,theresearchersgavepeoplefactstoremember,andtoldthemwheretofindtheinformationontheInternet.Theinformationwasinaspecificcomputerfolder(文件夹).Surprisingly,peoplelaterrememberthefolderlocation(位置)betterthanthefacts.WhenpeopleusetheInternet,theydonotremembertheinformation.Rather,theyrememberhowtofindit.Thisiscalled"transactivememory(交互记忆)"
AccordingtoSparrow,wearenotbecomingpeoplewithpoormemoriesasaresultoftheInternet.Instead,computerusersaredevelopingstrongertransactivememories;thatis,peoplearelearninghowtoorganizehugequantitiesofinformationsothattheyareabletoaccessitatalaterdate.Thisdoesn‘tmeanwearebecomingeithermoreorlessintelligent,butthereisnodoubtthatthewayweusememoryischanging.
根据材料回答64-67题。Thepassagebeginswithtwoquestionsto______.
A.introducethemaintopic
B.showtheauthor"saltitude
C.describehowtousetheInterne.
D.explainhowtostoreinformation
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