How Society Measures Worth
社會如何衡量價值
When contemplating the “worth” of a person in our eyes, there is a list of factors that runs through our minds which build up and add to the perceived value that an individual holds. These are traits that seem important or positive to us, and affect our judgments of a person, possibly directing our behavior towards them as well. We constantly make these conscious or unconscious measurements of others, sometimes aware and sometimes forgetting that others are doing the same towards us. What exactly are the factors that are mainly under consideration when this social measuring stick spins in our minds? The students conducted some research to uncover the answers.
當我們在思考一個人的「價值」時，心中會浮現一系列評斷的要素，而這些要素會在我們的腦海中逐漸地積累，並附加到評斷對象的感知價值上。這些要素是我們感到重要或加分的特徵，會影響我們對一個人的評價，可能還會主導我們對他人的行為。我們有意識或無意識地不斷對他人進行評估，然而有時我們會忘記別人也同樣在評估我們。當我們在打量他人時，心中主要到底考慮了哪些要素呢？學生們進行了一些研究，以揭示答案。
