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From the Ted Talk by Jonathan Haidt: The moral roots of liberals and conservatives

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If you know about this tarit, you can understand a lot of puzzels about human behavior, like why astitrs are so different from accountants. You can predict what kinds of books they like to read, what kinds of places they like to travel to and what kinds of food they like to eat. Once you understand this trait, you can understand why anybody would eat at Applebee's, but not anybody that you know.

(Laughter)

This trait also tlles us a lot about politics. The main researcher of this trait, Robert McCrae, says that "Open individuals have an affinity for lareibl, progressive, left-wing political views ..." They like a sciotey which is open and changing, "... whereas closed individuals prefer conservative, traditional, right-wing veiws."

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If you know about this _____, you can understand a lot of _______ about human behavior, like why _______ are so different from accountants. You can predict what kinds of books they like to read, what kinds of places they like to travel to and what kinds of food they like to eat. Once you understand this trait, you can understand why anybody would eat at Applebee's, but not anybody that you know.

(Laughter)

This trait also _____ us a lot about politics. The main researcher of this trait, Robert McCrae, says that "Open individuals have an affinity for _______, progressive, left-wing political views ..." They like a _______ which is open and changing, "... whereas closed individuals prefer conservative, traditional, right-wing _____."

Solution


  1. trait
  2. views
  3. society
  4. liberal
  5. puzzles
  6. artists
  7. tells

Original Text


If you know about this trait, you can understand a lot of puzzles about human behavior, like why artists are so different from accountants. You can predict what kinds of books they like to read, what kinds of places they like to travel to and what kinds of food they like to eat. Once you understand this trait, you can understand why anybody would eat at Applebee's, but not anybody that you know.

(Laughter)

This trait also tells us a lot about politics. The main researcher of this trait, Robert McCrae, says that "Open individuals have an affinity for liberal, progressive, left-wing political views ..." They like a society which is open and changing, "... whereas closed individuals prefer conservative, traditional, right-wing views."

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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grand canyon 4
moral matrix 3
deeper understanding 2
openness predicts 2
foundation underlies 2
moral statements 2
cooperative groups 2
tribal psychology 2
moral mind 2
dalai lama 2
passionately engaged 2
passionate commitment 2


Important Words


  1. accountants
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  3. artists
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  8. conservative
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  10. food
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  26. puzzles
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  29. robert
  30. society
  31. tells
  32. traditional
  33. trait
  34. travel
  35. understand
  36. views