When asked to make simple perceptual decisions such as matching a shape to its rotated image, for example, people often choose a definitively wrong answer if they see others doing the same.

例如，人们在被要求做出简单的感知决定，比如将一个形状与旋转后的图像进行匹配时，如果看到其他人做了一个绝对错误的选择，他们常常会跟着选错。

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People often choose to be rude, mean, and disrespectful to others whom they feel they don't need.

所以，许多人都选择以恶劣、粗暴和无礼的态度来对待他们认为对自己无关痛痒的人。

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Another strong indication for this came from the fact that people often choose friends from a context in which they have previously chosen a friend.

另外一个支持该说法的强有力的事实是：人们在选择朋友的时候，经常在以前选择过的社交环境中进行选择。

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Most often people choose career paths that diverge from what really interests them because of pressure from parents and peers, or motivated by the desire for money.

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Even the most open stuff often have services people choose to pay for.

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