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第 43 題
📖 題組：
Since the early days of the pandemic, as many people were forced to be stuck at home, TikTok has emerged as one of the most popular apps. These trending short videos of special effects, of entertainment, and of choreographed dances offer people an opportunity to reach out to people because of the lockdown. Multiple studies, however, have shown that too much of TikTok can also be damaging to the brain. Like many social media apps, TikTok too uses algorithms to quickly figure out what a user likes. Before a user is even aware, the highly personalized TikTok algorithm fuels the “For You” feed and makes the app even more addictive to the users. TikTok allows users to create an unlimited stream of new content, watch trends come and go on a daily basis, and find something new with just a quick swipe. The “For You” page actually keeps users’ attention by creating a constant sense of curiosity and excitement about what may come up next. As these videos on TikTok are short, users can determine whether they want to stay watching or quickly move onto something else—something they might find more interesting or stimulating. This is where the problems arise. As this constant need for faster information, new content and exciting daily trends is only continuing to grow, numerous studies have indicated a dramatic decrease in the attention span of people over time. Apart from that, emerging research suggests that watching short, fast-paced videos on TikTok makes it even more challenging for young children or adolescents to sustain activities that do not guarantee instant—and constant—gratification. While these highly personalized videos the app’s recommendation engine shows users activate the reward centers of the brain, as compared with the general-interest videos shown to new users, dopamine, as a neurotransmitter, gets released in the brain when it is expecting a reward. When a user watches many videos that he or she enjoys, a sudden rush of dopamine will be released into the user’s brain, and this will reinforce craving for something stimulating, such as another funny TikTok video. The dopamine rush of endless short videos makes it even more difficult for young viewers to switch their focus to slower-moving activities that require more sustained, undivided attention. Researchers are just beginning to conduct long-term studies on digital media’s effects on young children’s brains. The focus is now on the impact that TikTok might have on children’s brain development, particularly their cognitive development. Although the results are not in yet, many scholars and parents are already predicting that for the children of the future generation, their ability to process less-rapid, less-rewarding things may change or be harmed. But the trend might be irreversible. Parents are thus advised to schedule with children regular times each day when the app cannot be used, or even set time limits for younger kids directly with the help from technology.
Since the early days of the pandemic, as many people were forced to be stuck at home, TikTok has emerged as one of the most popular apps. These trending short videos of special effects, of entertainment, and of choreographed dances offer people an opportunity to reach out to people because of the lockdown. Multiple studies, however, have shown that too much of TikTok can also be damaging to the brain. Like many social media apps, TikTok too uses algorithms to quickly figure out what a user likes. Before a user is even aware, the highly personalized TikTok algorithm fuels the “For You” feed and makes the app even more addictive to the users. TikTok allows users to create an unlimited stream of new content, watch trends come and go on a daily basis, and find something new with just a quick swipe. The “For You” page actually keeps users’ attention by creating a constant sense of curiosity and excitement about what may come up next. As these videos on TikTok are short, users can determine whether they want to stay watching or quickly move onto something else—something they might find more interesting or stimulating. This is where the problems arise. As this constant need for faster information, new content and exciting daily trends is only continuing to grow, numerous studies have indicated a dramatic decrease in the attention span of people over time. Apart from that, emerging research suggests that watching short, fast-paced videos on TikTok makes it even more challenging for young children or adolescents to sustain activities that do not guarantee instant—and constant—gratification. While these highly personalized videos the app’s recommendation engine shows users activate the reward centers of the brain, as compared with the general-interest videos shown to new users, dopamine, as a neurotransmitter, gets released in the brain when it is expecting a reward. When a user watches many videos that he or she enjoys, a sudden rush of dopamine will be released into the user’s brain, and this will reinforce craving for something stimulating, such as another funny TikTok video. The dopamine rush of endless short videos makes it even more difficult for young viewers to switch their focus to slower-moving activities that require more sustained, undivided attention. Researchers are just beginning to conduct long-term studies on digital media’s effects on young children’s brains. The focus is now on the impact that TikTok might have on children’s brain development, particularly their cognitive development. Although the results are not in yet, many scholars and parents are already predicting that for the children of the future generation, their ability to process less-rapid, less-rewarding things may change or be harmed. But the trend might be irreversible. Parents are thus advised to schedule with children regular times each day when the app cannot be used, or even set time limits for younger kids directly with the help from technology.
According to this passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?
- A Dopamine will be released when we are facing challenges.
- B TikTok has revolutionized how people interact with each other.
- C TikTok is favorable among youngsters because of peer pressure.
- D Attention span might be lengthened because of social media apps.
- E With algorithms, TikTok is able to feed its users with contents that cater to users’ interests.
思路引導 VIP
請試著觀察文章第二段，作者提到 TikTok 會透過什麼樣的技術手段來「決定」出現在每個人手機裡的影片內容？而這種篩選機制背後的依據又是什麼呢？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
太棒了！你能從長篇文章中精準鎖定細節並選出正確答案，代表你對資訊的擷取與轉譯能力相當紮實。這題的核心考點在於對個人化推薦機制的理解，文章第二段明確提到 TikTok 利用**演算法（algorithms）快速分析使用者的喜好，並建構出高度個人化（highly personalized）**的「為你推薦」頁面，這與選項 (E) 描述演算法能提供迎合（cater to）使用者興趣的內容完全吻合。 從難度切入點來看，這是一道相當具有鑑別度的細節辨析題。這類題型的陷阱通常在於「看似合理但文中未提」的干擾項，例如 (C) 的同儕壓力或 (A) 對多巴胺功能的錯誤推論。你能不被這些日常經驗干擾，冷靜回文尋找關鍵字（如 algorithm, personalized）來驗證資訊，這正是高分考生必備的特質，請繼續保持這種嚴謹的閱讀習慣！