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'Love test' predicts good marriage

Summary

29 November 2013

Scientists have invented a new "love test" that they believe could predict the success of a relationship. The research, published in the journal¹ Science, suggests that a reaction to an image of a partner could give a useful indication² of the future state of a marriage.

Reporter:

Pallab Ghosh

Report

The researchers interviewed more than 100 newly-weds, all of whom said they were very happy with their partner - as one might imagine.

However, a test of their unconscious feelings towards each other showed that some of them had negative emotions which they haven’t admitted to - even to themselves. 

The test involved showing one of the couple a photograph of their partner for a third of a second. They then had to answer as quickly as possible whether certain words such as great, awesome³, horrible and scary were positive or negative words. 

If they had unconscious negative feelings towards their partner, they were quick to identify the negative words, and vice⁴ versa. 

Researchers found that those with unconscious negative feelings had them gradually surface and they admitted to being unhappy in follow-up interviews three or four years later.

1 journal   

n.日志，日记；议事录；日记帐；杂志，定期刊物

参考例句：

• He kept a journal during his visit to Japan.他在访问日本期间坚持记日记。
• He got a job as editor of a trade journal.他找到了一份当商业杂志编辑的工作。

2 indication   

n.(暗示某事物的)言语，姿势，标记

参考例句：

• He gave no indication that he was ready to compromise.他没有妥协的意思。
• His behavior gave every indication of an open affectionate heart.他的行为就可以表明，他的心胸是坦荡的。

3 awesome   

adj.令人惊叹的，难得吓人的，很好的

参考例句：

• The church in Ireland has always exercised an awesome power.爱尔兰的教堂一直掌握着令人敬畏的权力。
• That new white convertible is totally awesome.那辆新的白色折篷汽车简直棒极了.

4 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。