![]() ![]() A link between weather and mood is made believable by the evidence for a connection between behavior and the length of the daylight hours. They gave bigger tips when the sun was shining and smaller tips when it wasn’t, even though the temperature in the restaurant was the same. An American psychologist studied customers in a temperature-controlled restaurant. Psychologists have conducted studies showing that people become less skeptical and more optimistic when the weather is sunny However, this apparently does not just depend on the temperature. This suggests that the low temperature did not slow down mental functioning directly, but the feeling of cold distracted the divers from their tasks. But significantly, their performance was impaired as soon as they were put into the cold water – before their bodies had time to cool down. The colder water made the divers worse at simple arithmetic and other mental tasks. Researchers compared divers working in icy cold water at 5☌ with others in water at 20☌ (about swimming pool temperature). Psychologists have also studied how being cold affects performance. But is this effect really due to a mood change caused by the heat? Some scientists argue that trouble starts more often in hot weather merely because there are more people in the street when the weather is good. The frequency of riots rises dramatically as the weather gets warmer, hitting a peak around 27-30☌. Research in the United States has shown a relationship between temperature and street riots. There is no doubt that ‘crimes against the person’ rise in the summer, when the weather is hotter and fall in the winter when the weather is colder. It is generally believed that tempers grow shorter in hot, muggy weather. Scientists are working to discover the links between the weather and human beings’ moods and performance. In warm countries, hours of work are often arranged so that workers can take a break, or even a siesta, during the hottest part of the day. Some Russian scientists claim that children learn better after being exposed to ultraviolet light. These provide more ultraviolet and blue-green light than ordinary fluorescent and tungsten lights. Sufferers can fight back by making the most of any sunlight in winter and by spending a few hours each day under special, full-spectrum lamps. This condition has been given the name SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder). They become so depressed and lacking in energy that their work and social life are affected. In Britain, for example, the dull weather of winter drastically cuts down the amount of sunlight that is experienced which strongly affects some people. Gloomy weather can cause depression, but sunshine appears to raise the spirits. Hormone levels - and hence our moods –may be affected by the weather. ![]() You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 26-40 which are based on Reading Passage 139 below: IELTS Academic Reading Sample - Highs & Lows
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