【单选题】A、nine-year-oldschoolgirlsingle-handedlycooksupascience-fairexperimentthatendsupdebunking(揭穿……的真相)awidelypracticedmedicaltr eatment.EmilyRosa’stargetwasapracticeknownastherapeutic(治疗的)touch(TTforshort),whoseadvocatesmanipulatepatients’"energyfield"tomakethemfeelbetterandeven,saysome,tocurethemofvariousillness.YetEmily’stestshowsthattheseenergyfieldscan’tbedetected,evenbytr ainedTTpractitioners(行医者).Obviouslymindfulofthepublicityvalueofthesituation,journaleditorGeorgeLundbergappearedonTVtodeclare,"Agedoesn’tmatter.It’sgoodsciencethatmatters,andthisisgoodscience."Emily’smotherLindaRosa,aregisterednurse,hasbeencampaigningagainstTTfornearlyadecade.LindafirstthoughtaboutTTinthelate1980s,whenshelearneditwasontheapprovedlistforcontinuingnursingeducationinColorado.Its100,000tr ainedpractitioners(48,000intheU.S.)don’teventouchtheirpatients.Instead,theywavedtheirhandsafewinchesfromthepatient’sbody,pushingenergyfieldsarounduntilthey’rein"balance."TTadvocatessaythesemanipulationscanhelphealwounds,relievepainandreducefever.TheclaimsaretakenseriouslyenoughthatTTtherapistsarefrequentlyhiredbyleadinghospitals,atupto＄70anhour,tosmoothpatients’energy,sometimesduringsurgery.YetRosacouldnotfindanyevidencethatitworks.Toprovidesuchproof,TTtherapistswouldhavetositd ownforindependenttesting—somethingtheyhaven’tbeeneagertodo,eventhoughJamesRandihasofferedmorethan＄1milliontoanyonewhocandemonstr atetheexistenceofahumanenergyfielD、(He’shadonetakersofar.ShefaileD、)A、skepticmightconcludethatTTpractitionersareafraidtolaytheirbeliefsontheline.Butwhocouldturndownaninnocentfourth-graderSaysEmily,"Ithinktheydidn’ttakemeveryseriouslybecauseI’makiD、"Theexperimentwasstr aightforward:21TTtherapistsstucktheirhands,palmsup,throughascreen.Emilyheldherownhandoveroneoftheirs—leftorright—andthepractitionershadtosaywhichhanditwas.Whentheresultswererecorded,they’ddonenobetterthantheywouldhavebysimplyguessing.Iftherewasanenergyfield,theycouldn’tfeelit.WhydidsomeTTpractitionersagreetobethesubjectsofEmily’sexperimentA、Itinvolvednothingmorethanmereguessing.B、Theythoughtitwasgoingtobealotoffun.C、Itwasmorestr aightforwardthanotherexperiments.D、Theysensednoharminalittlegirl’sexperiment.
【单选题】A、nine-year-oldschoolgirlsingle-handedlycooksupascience-fairexperimentthatendsupdebunking(揭穿……的真相)awidelypracticedmedicaltr eatment.EmilyRosa’stargetwasapracticeknownastherapeutic(治疗的)touch(TTforshort),whoseadvocatesmanipulatepatients’"energyfield"tomakethemfeelbetterandeven,saysome,tocurethemofvariousillness.YetEmily’stestshowsthattheseenergyfieldscan’tbedetected,evenbytr ainedTTpractitioners(行医者).Obviouslymindfulofthepublicityvalueofthesituation,journaleditorGeorgeLundbergappearedonTVtodeclare,"Agedoesn’tmatter.It’sgoodsciencethatmatters,andthisisgoodscience."Emily’smotherLindaRosa,aregisterednurse,hasbeencampaigningagainstTTfornearlyadecade.LindafirstthoughtaboutTTinthelate1980s,whenshelearneditwasontheapprovedlistforcontinuingnursingeducationinColorado.Its100,000tr ainedpractitioners(48,000intheU.S.)don’teventouchtheirpatients.Instead,theywavedtheirhandsafewinchesfromthepatient’sbody,pushingenergyfieldsarounduntilthey’rein"balance."TTadvocatessaythesemanipulationscanhelphealwounds,relievepainandreducefever.TheclaimsaretakenseriouslyenoughthatTTtherapistsarefrequentlyhiredbyleadinghospitals,atupto＄70anhour,tosmoothpatients’energy,sometimesduringsurgery.YetRosacouldnotfindanyevidencethatitworks.Toprovidesuchproof,TTtherapistswouldhavetositd ownforindependenttesting—somethingtheyhaven’tbeeneagertodo,eventhoughJamesRandihasofferedmorethan＄1milliontoanyonewhocandemonstr atetheexistenceofahumanenergyfielD、(He’shadonetakersofar.ShefaileD、)A、skepticmightconcludethatTTpractitionersareafraidtolaytheirbeliefsontheline.Butwhocouldturndownaninnocentfourth-graderSaysEmily,"Ithinktheydidn’ttakemeveryseriouslybecauseI’makiD、"Theexperimentwasstr aightforward:21TTtherapistsstucktheirhands,palmsup,throughascreen.Emilyheldherownhandoveroneoftheirs—leftorright—andthepractitionershadtosaywhichhanditwas.Whentheresultswererecorded,they’ddonenobetterthantheywouldhavebysimplyguessing.Iftherewasanenergyfield,theycouldn’tfeelit.WhydidsomeTTpractitionersagreetobethesubjectsofEmily’sexperimentA、Itinvolvednothingmorethanmereguessing.B、Theythoughtitwasgoingtobealotoffun.C、Itwasmorestr aightforwardthanotherexperiments.D、Theysensednoharminalittlegirl’sexperiment.
