Overweight people may be able to lose 10 times more weight using “Functional Imagery Training” (FIT) than those treated using “motivational interviews” (MI) alone, shows a new study led by Linda Solbrig, a PhD researcher at the University of Plymouth in the UK. FIT refers to an approach that uses mental imagery to motivate behavior change.
The FIT group involved dieters boosting their motivation levels through visualizing how great things would feel, taste and smell, and how much better one might look, if one were thinner, and another group receiving MI therapy alone. The results showed that the FIT dieters lost 6.44kg and 9.1cm off their waists after a year, while MI dieters only lost 0.67kg and 2.46cm off their waists on average.
In recent years, mental imagery techniques have also commonly been used by athletes to improve their performance. Several years ago, a similar study, conducted by Ohio University in the US, found that such imagery exercises can prevent the loss of muscle strength after a period of nonuse.
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(Eddy Chang, Taipei Times)
一項新研究宣稱，體重過重者若接受「功能性想像訓練」(FIT)，減重效果比接受傳統「動機訪談」(MI)者高十倍！該研究由英國普利茅斯大學的琳達索布利博士所主導，「FIT」是指以內心想像激發行為改變的原理。
想像組為了加強動機，讓減肥者設想他們變瘦後的觸覺、味覺，嗅覺，和外貌會有多棒；訪談組則進行傳統談話治療。結果顯示想像組減重者一年後瘦了六點四四公斤、腰圍減少九點一公分，但訪談組減重者平均僅瘦了零點六七公斤、腰圍減少二點四六公分。
近年來，運動員們藉由內心想像來提升表現的方法亦相當常見。幾年前，美國俄亥俄州大學的一項類似研究甚至發現，此種想像活動還可防止長時間未使用的肌肉變得衰弱。(台北時報張聖恩)
A: Have you tried the new AI chatbot ChatGPT? B: Yes, I have. It interacts conversationally, and can answer my questions on the spot. A: My school has announced a ban on ChatGPT, to prevent AI-assisted cheating. B: My school hasn’t banned it, but teachers are encouraged to come up with a strict usage policy to avoid disputes. A: Instead of banning it, perhaps we should learn to live with it. A: 你試過新型人工智能聊天機器人ChatGPT嗎？ B: 試過啊，它會以對話方式互動，還會立即回答問題呢。 A: 不過我的學校最近宣布禁用ChatGPT，以防止人工智能作弊。 B: 我的學校雖然沒禁用，但是鼓勵老師制定嚴格使用政策以避免爭議。 A: 與其禁用，或許我們應該學習與它共處。 （By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張聖恩〉
The Arctic is not known for its abundance. On the contrary, people often think of it with a shiver, not only because of the brutal cold, but also because of the apparent lack of all forms of life. However, for the indigenous people of the area, including the “Inuit,” the Arctic has always been a place that provides for them. Despite conflicts with invaders and governmental persecution, Inuit culture has continued to connect people to the land — but climate change now threatens to undo that. For millennia, Inuit have lived and hunted on the ice in regions that are
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Here is an interest inventory for junior high school students. 這是一個為國中生設計的興趣量表。 ========== STUDENT INTEREST INVENTORY Class: No: Name: I. What career would you like to have when you grow up? What are your top three? (1) __________ (2) __________ (3) __________ II. Read each question and check the item(s) that you like . 1. Which subject(s) do you like? □ Chinese □ English□ Math □ Science □ PE □Health □ Art □ Technology 2. What kinds of books / videos do you like to read / watch? □ Animals □ Nature □ Science□ Stories □ Design □ Education□ Numbers □Computer 3. What activities
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