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Practice Listening: Highlight Correct Summary ID: #38403 Medium David
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You will hear a recording. Click on the paragraph that best relates to the recording.
When somebody is doing well, and they're consuming less energy, and they found out to do much better than their neighbors, they start to backslide and conform to the opposite. But they find out if they put a smiley face on the building, you're doing good, that reinforces the behavior and just a small incentive like that actually had an enormous effect. Well, the effect actually was small was about a 1% to 2% increase. But when you scale that across all of the hundreds of thousands of customers, it really added up. And they think that's ethical because we're just revealing actual information to people. And that's why I'm always confused when people say that knowledge doesn't matter, because what we're doing in those experiments is just exposing people to information they hadn't considered before - that is what other people are actually doing. And then, you know, to the last point, David, your point about about wearing different hats. When I give a talk I always ask the audience, because I'm generally interested in this is whether they want scientists to advocate for evidence based policy. Because ultimately, you know, scientists are paid often by tax dollars. And if the public wants us to advocate for science and evidence based policy, if that norm is changing, then maybe that's legitimate for scientists to start considering doing that. But if the public doesn't want it, that's another story. Right? We can have a conversation, but it's kind of interesting that scientists talk about it, but we less often ask the public about what they want from scientists.
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Option 2: "The speaker emphasizes the importance of knowledge and the role of small incentives in changing energy consumption behavior, and it suggests that scientists should consider the public's opinion on their advocacy for evidence-based policy."

Explanation: This option accurately captures the main ideas of the text. It highlights the importance of knowledge and small incentives, such as the smiley face, in influencing energy consumption behavior. Furthermore, it correctly reflects the speaker's point about scientists needing to consider public opinion regarding their advocacy for evidence-based policy.

Option 1: "The speaker discusses how a smiley face on a building significantly reduces energy consumption and encourages the public to ask scientists for evidence-based policy."

Explanation: This option incorrectly states that the smiley face significantly reduces energy consumption. The text mentions a small increase in energy-saving behavior due to the smiley face, not a significant reduction. Additionally, it misrepresents the speaker's discussion about public advocacy for scientists, which is not the main focus.

Option 3: "The speaker explains how scientists are confused by people saying that knowledge doesn't matter and focuses on the role of scientists in advocating for energy conservation policies."

Explanation: While the speaker does mention confusion regarding the statement that knowledge doesn't matter, this option fails to encompass the broader themes of the text, such as the impact of small incentives on behavior and the discussion about public opinion on scientific advocacy.

Option 4: "The speaker argues that scientists should always advocate for evidence-based policy regardless of the public's opinion and explains how small incentives can have a massive impact on energy consumption."

Explanation: This option misrepresents the speaker's stance by suggesting that scientists should always advocate for evidence-based policy without considering public opinion. The text indicates that public opinion is important and that the advocacy should be based on what the public desires, not an absolute requirement.

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