Read the story below about shyness in college students. Then read the statements that follow. Write an “I” in the space provided if the sentence is an inference. Write an “F” if the sentence is a fact.
Recent surveys reveal that more than 50 percent of college students consider themselves to be “currently shy” individuals. Most of them say that shyness is an undesirable condition that has more negative personal and social consequences than positive effects. Another group of students say that they are “situationally shy.” They feel “as if” they were shy in certain situations that are novel, awkward, or socially pressured, such as blind dates, singles bars, being put on the spot to perform in public without preparation. Researchers investigating shyness in adults were surprised to discover that it is the “not shy” person who is the rare, unusual breed in the United States and in every other country surveyed.
Shyness is highest in some Asian countries, notably Japan and Taiwan, and lowest in Israel, among nine countries studied. This difference is attributed in part to cultural emphases on shame for social failure and obedience to authority in these Asian countries versus encouragement for taking risks and externalizing blame in Israel. One explanation accounts, in part, for a recent rise in reported prevalence of shyness in the United States: Young people are intensively involved with electronic technology. Spending long hours, typically alone, watching TV, playing video games, surfing the Web, and doing e-mail is
socially isolating and reduces daily face-to-face contact. Heavy use of the Internet has the potential to make people feel lonely, isolated, and more shy.
_1. In Israel, there is not much cultural emphasis placed on shame for social failure.
_2. The college students in the study state that not being shy is more negative than positive.
_3. The “situationally shy” student would probably not sing impulsively at a karaoke bar.
_4. One explanation for shyness in the United States is related to the current generation’s intense involvement with electronic technology.
_5. Shyness is highest in some Asian countries.
1. I
2. F
3. I
4. F
5. F
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