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Most children have ever heard their parents yell "sit up straight!" or "don't hang your head !" when they eat dinner. Nowadays, it is also heard around another activity — video games. Ten-year-old Owaish admits it takes him three to four hours a day to play games on his tablet computer. In addition, he plays for about two hours on the smart phone every day. As a result, he started suffering a serious pain in the neck around June or July. What's worse the pain has spread to the hand and back gradually, which makes his mother Mehzabin become concerned.

The doctors note the number of young children with the chronic pain(慢性病) in their necks, arms and shoulders is on the increase sharp in recent years . They are not aging, they haven't had an accident, the blood reports are fine, their X-rays are fine, and their MRIs are fine. Facts have proved that the pain is from the poor posture(姿势) while they are playing video games on smart phones or other electronic devices. 19-year –old student Nida feels pain in the finger which holds the weight of her smart phone most of the day. Nida almost uses her smart phone 24/7, which means 24 hours a day, seven days a week, or all the time.

Health experts predict there will be not only physical（身体的）but mental(精神的) problems resulting from the overuse of electronic devices. They encourage people to often take breaks and exercise from using computers, smart phones or other devices. Stand up! Stretch(伸展) the legs, back, shoulders and arms in all the possible directions. That's the most effective way and maybe the key to solving the problem completely. After all, the medication doesn't help sometimes.

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Art Activities for Teens

Art & Design Lab for Teens

Friday, 3 p.m.——5 p.m.

Start your weekend off with some art and inspiration（灵感）! Each Friday we offer new gallery adventures, different materials, and techniques to feed your creativity. Stay the whole time or stop by to connect with artists and other creative teens.

For ages 13——18, no registration (登记)required.

Fee: Free.

Five-Day Course

Monday, July 17——Friday, July 21

This year's Teenage Art School explores how artists react to a place, combining text and pictures to create statements about life. Artist-producer Sarah Yates will guide your exploration of working with paint.

This free course is for 14-to 17-year-olds. Whether art is just a hobby or something you are studying, Teenage Art School will help you develop your skills as an artist. There is also a chance to win Bronze Arts Award.

China in the Making

Saturday, June 8, 10 a.m.——3 p.m.

What can art-making materials tell us about the natural world, global trade, social and cultural frameworks, and artists' ideas? This series of gallery conversations and studio experiences immerse（浸入)participants in hands-on exploration while exploring the history of a material once so highly valued in China that it was known as "white gold".

Materials provided; Pre-registration required.

Fee：$50（members：$30）.

Contemporary Gallery

July 26——August 2, 4:00 p.m.——5:30 p.m.

Join us as we close out our Teen Artist Academy with an exhibition and a dance performance. Artworks created by youth in our Teen Artist Academy, a 3-week summer camp where teens, ages 14-17, learned to plan public artworks will be on exhibit. This event is free and open to the public.

The 78th United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution (决议) on Friday, officially  (announce) the Lunar New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, as a UN floating holiday. Experts said the move shows the  (significance) influence of Chinese culture and will contribute  the promotion of the Global Civilization Initiative.

The Lunar New Year not only bears the ideas of peace and harmony  (value) by Chinese civilization but also carries the common values of humanity such as family harmony and harmonious coexistence between humans  nature.

The reason why the Lunar New Year can pass national borders and is increasingly welcomed by many countries (lie) mainly in the rich cultural heritage of China and the driving force of globalization. As the world's second-largest economy, China's cultural elements have spread alongside its economic influence. In the trend of globalization, people's interest in diverse cultures is (gradual) increasing, and the Lunar New Year has become a major means for people (communicate) and connect.

Therefore, the official (recognize) of the Chinese New Year as a UN holiday fully reflects an emphasis on the inheritance and innovation of civilization, will promote exchanges and mutual learning among diverse world cultures and actively embody the UN's values of diverse and inclusive cultural ideals.

Packing up my luggage, I felt a wave of fear. Maybe tomorrow's flight would be 1 and I didn't have to go after all — I 2 hoped. It was May 2022, and I'd 3 my job in London to begin a year-long journey around the world.

I loved to travel and had been 4 to visit many countries with friends and family. This time, I'd be travelling alone, which was pretty 5 for a woman with a disability, though I have learnt to 6 life in a wheelchair since I was 7.

Accessibility isn't much of a(n) 7 in some countries, but my first 8 on my solo trip was Bali. Although I'd ensured my hotel wouldn't be a problem, I couldn't 9 any risks.

"If it doesn't 10 , you can always come home." my parents 11 me. But I wasn't going to give up without a 12 .

In Bali, the hotel where I stayed was 13 by a kind woman who made sure I had 14 to the shower and anything else I needed. With her help, I made it to a mountain 15 and saw most of the island's sights. As 16 , the view from the top was thrilling.

After that, I made the trip up as I went, staying in a country until I got 17  and moved on to the next. Wherever I went, such as Africa and Asia, I was greatly impressed by the 18  of strangers helping me.

19 , I'd visited a total of 66 countries on my own by February 2023. Now, I'm fully 20 that a disability doesn't have to stop a person from getting out there and seeing the world.

While socializing comes naturally for some, it can be a struggle for others. Shyness is a normal, common personality trait (特征). . If you're often hesitant to engage in social situations, you may interact with those around you in a more comfortable way. We outline four strategies for overcoming shyness in life.

Get Excited About A New Adventure

You may have been shy most of your life. . Working through shyness and developing increased confidence may seem like a discouraging task for you, but viewing the journey as an exciting adventure to parts unknown can be exciting and, in turn, may boost your self-esteem.

Pay Attention To Your Words

. Talking to yourself in a negative way when describing yourself can damage your self-confidence. Consider replacing phrases like "I am shy" with "I am learning to be more comfortable" in social situations. This can go a long way toward moving from shyness to confidence.

Practice Mindfulness (正念)

Mindfulness involves drawing your attention to the present and being aware of your thoughts, feelings, and surroundings. . In one study, participants in a mindfulness program experienced an improved view of their self-worth.

Take Small Steps

Getting started can be the hardest part of learning how to be more social for those who are shy. . You can start out small. Try chatting with the teller at the bank or the person ahead of you in the checkout line. This can help you build confidence and work your way up to more difficult challenges.

A．If so, that's a part of you that you're used to

B．Sometimes the best path toward addressing a fear is exposure

C．Mindfulness can help reduce symptoms of social anxiety disorder

D．Taking time to tend to your appearance can make a big difference

E．How we communicate and characterize ourselves can be powerful

F．However, shyness can make it hard for people to connect with others and achieve their goals

G．But engaging with people doesn't have to be practiced as an important work presentation

Holidays are not necessarily for fun or rest. Doing something meaningful can also gain special pleasure. When the final bell rang, the students were reminded that there was no school on Monday—the Labor Day. "Enjoy your extra day off" said the teacher to her class.

An extra day off unsuited Kayla just fine. She loved breaks. She wanted to go out to play with her friends. When the school bus dropped Kayla off, she ran into the house happily.

"How was school, Kayla?" asked her mom.

"It was great, Mom. I am excited about no school on Monday."

"You just started back to school two weeks ago. Already in need of a break, huh?" asked Kayla's mom with a laugh.

Kayla slept in the next morning. Saturday was her favorite day of the week. I trained most of the day, so Kayla enjoyed playing videogames inside. On Sunday, her friends came over and they played basketball for several hours.

Then it was Labor Day, you know, the extra day off that Kayla was so looking forward to. But Kayla was awakened early that morning by her dad. He told Kayla that in honor of Labor Day, the family would be cleaning both inside and outside the house. Kayla couldn't believe it. This was a holiday. A day when she was supposed to be enjoying freshly squeezed lemonade while playing in her tree house. As Kayla wiped here yes, she began to wonder if this was just a bad dream.

"Kayla, your breakfast is ready. We have a lot of work to do today. Let's get a move on," said Kayla's mom. As she sat down at the kitchen table, Kayla asked her parents，

"Are you serious about working today? Isn't Labor Day a holiday?"

"Yes Kayla. It is," replied her dad. "But your mom and I thought working hard today would make you appreciate why Labor Day was observed in the first place."

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2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

At first Kayla felt disappointed at her parents' plan for the holiday.

But things began to change as she was doing the chores.

内容要点：1.讲座地点与时间；

2.讲座专家与主题；

3.注意事项。

注意：

1.词数为80左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文流畅。

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In the coming era of budget cuts to education, distance learning could become the norm.

The temptation for those in charge of education budgets to trade teachers  technology could be so strong that they ignore the disadvantages of distance learning. School facilities are expensive (build). Online classes do not require buildings and each class can host hundreds of people at the same time, (result) in greater savings. But moving away from a traditional classroom  a living, breathing human being teaches and interacts with students daily is a disaster. (physical) attending school has hidden benefits: getting up (early), interacting more with peers, and building better relationships with teachers. Moreover, schools should be more than simple institutions of traditional learning. They are places where students (offer) counseling(咨询) and other support.

Those policy-makers are often fascinated by the latest technology in education and its potential to transform education overnight. , online education does not allow a teacher to keep a struggling student after class and offer help. Educational videos are unable to make eye contact or assess a student's level of (engage). Given these expectations, schools should not become permanently "remote". Technology, however (advance), should simply be a tool of a good teacher.

Even when you have confidence in yourself, your goals will sometimes seem out of reach. When that happens, get hold of the people who 1 you and your goals and don't let go!

When I was younger, I 2 because life felt so hard. I had 3 to become a teacher or a business administrator. I knew I needed a college degree, but I had 4 believing in myself. Then a teacher in my high school 5 me. He told me three things: First, if you don't believe in yourself, it will be 6 to get anyone else to believe in you. Second, never let other people's 7 to see your brilliance prevent you from being brilliant. And third, despite life's 8 , stick to creating the future you want.

Early in my 9 , I was teaching a workshop when a person in the audience yelled out to me. He told me I had 10 made a job choice and had a bright future. This 11 feedback (反馈)came at just the right time, because while the audience didn't know it, I was 12 self-doubt.

Even now, I 13 myself that I have a bright future. That's what I tell myself when I 14 success and failure. You have a bright future ahead. Think about this every single day. Remember your talents, skills, and interests. Explore the jobs that interest you, and have courage—and most 15 , believe in yourself.

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Imagine you need milk so you go to the grocery store to pick some up, only to find there are dozens of options. These days, you have to make a decision on not only the percentage of fat you want, but also what source you want your milk to be coming from: cows, soybeans... You have no idea what milk to pick. There are so many choices that you are confused.

This phenomenon is known as the paradox (悖论) of choice and it is becoming a concern in the modern world, where more and more options are becoming easily available to us. While we might believe that being presented with multiple options actually makes it easier to choose one that we are happy with, and thus increases consumer satisfaction, having too many options actually requires more effort to make a decision and can leave us feeling unsatisfied with our choice.

The idea was popularized by American psychologist Barry Schwartz when he published his book, The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less. Schwartz, who has long studied the ways in which economics and psychology intersect (交叉), became interested in seeing the way that choices were affecting the happiness of citizens in Western societies. He identified that the range of choices that we have available to us these days is far greater than that people had in the past; however, consumer satisfaction has not increased as much as traditional economics theories might expect.

Schwartz identified that the paradox of choice carries the most consequence for people that are maximizers. Maximizers, unlike satisficers, are concerned with making the best choice instead of simply making a choice that they are happy with. When there are many options available to maximizers, it becomes harder for them to determine which is the best, which can cause them to feel a great deal of regret after they have made a choice.

Instead of believing that freedom of choice is unlimited, Schwartz advocates that the role of psychology and behavioral economics should be to find the kind of limitations on freedom that can lead to the greatest level of happiness within society.

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In general, the society is becoming one of giant enterprises directed by a bureaucratic (官僚主义的) management in which man becomes a small, well-oiled cog in the machinery. The oiling is done with higher wages, well-equipped factories and piped music, and by psychologists and "human-relations" experts; yet all this oiling does not change the fact that man has become powerless, that he does not wholeheartedly participate in his work and he is bored with it. In fact, the blue-collar and the white-collar workers have become economic puppets who dance to the tune of automated machines and bureaucratic management.

The worker and employee are anxious, seemingly because they might find themselves out of a job or they would say that they are unable to acquire any real satisfaction or interest in life. In fact, they feel desperate as they live and die without ever having confronted the fundamental realities of human existence as emotionally and intellectually independent and productive human beings. 

Those higher up on the social ladder are no less anxious. Their lives are no less empty than those of their subordinates. They are even more insecure in some respects. They are in a highly competitive race. To be promoted or to fall behind is not a matter of salary but even more a matter of self-respect. When they apply for their first job, they are tested for intelligence as well as for the right mixture of submissiveness and independence. From the moment on they are tested again and again by the psychologists, for whom testing is a big business, and by their superiors, who judge their behavior, sociability, capacity to get along, etc. This constant need to prove that one is as good as or better than one's fellow-competitor creates constant anxiety and stress, the very causes of unhappiness and illness.

Am I suggesting a return to the pre-industrial mode of production or to nineteenth-century "free enterprise" capitalism? Certainly not. Problems are never solved by returning to a stage which one has already outgrown. I suggest transforming the social system from a bureaucratically managed industrialism in which maximal production and consumption are ends in themselves into a humanist industrialism in which man and full development of his potentialities — those of all love and of reason — are the aims of social arrangements. Production and consumption should serve as means to this end, and should be prevented from ruling man.

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When I saw the documentary ADHD (多动症): Not Just for Kids, I was in tears after 20 minutes — the stories being told sounded much like my own. I'm in my 40s, I had read everything there was in health and science and I had no idea that the symptoms (症状) I had experienced all of my life were anything but normal. How had I missed this? I called the doctor to get assessed. I must have sounded desperate on the phone; they took me right away.

Later, I researched everything I could about ADHD. It became clear that my misunderstanding and ignorance about the disorder had misled me. A million thoughts, a million regrets. Finally, I told myself I couldn't change the past, but I could share the fact that ADHD can look much different from the super active child practicing back flips (后空翻) off of a chair.

As for me, things went another way around: I was a young girl, quietly sitting at my school desk, pretending to listen to the teacher. Meanwhile, I was watching and drawing the bird that landed in the tree outside. And I was rereading entire chapters of my textbooks and taking extensive notes because I couldn't remember what I had just read because I was thinking of the bird I had seen earlier.

Later in life, I'd sit at the kitchen table, staring out the window. There's no telling how long it will take. Thoughts rush in from yesterday, today and tomorrow. I need to make dinner, take the dog for a walk, the kids will be home soon... But I can't move. I know that I should, but I can't. Afterward, I berate myself, unable to understand why I didn't get up, why I wasted so much precious time, so much of my life doing nothing, it seems.

Since being treated, I have an inner calmness that is new to me. Medication doesn't organize my day; it doesn't remind me to pick up the kids or walk the dog. However, it allows me to move when I've been staring out the window for too long.

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Innovative Ideas by Students

Oxygen / carbon dioxide level indicator

S R-Valava, Aftab English Higher Secondary School

The system can detect levels of oxygen / carbon dioxide in the closed car and open windows when the oxygen level drops or carbon dioxide level rises, thereby preventing accidental deaths of children or pets locked inside the car.

New serving tray (托盘)

Alok Singh, Shah Faiz Public School

This serving tray has a release mechanism that can put cups / glasses on the table along with a coaster (玻璃杯垫) without touching it. Once while serving tea to a guest, Alok spilled (洒出) hot tea over him resulting in some burns to his hands. After this incident he came up with this idea to make serving easy and "stylish".

Posture (姿势) correcting chair

Kulsoom Rizavi, La Martiniere Girls' College

With sensors at appropriate places, the chair alarms the user when their sitting posture is wrong. Kulsoom dreamed up this idea after being regularly criticized by her mother for her bad posture. She thought that while it may not be possible to be reminded again and again by someone for sitting wrongly, this task can be done by the chair itself.

Sudden fall detector

Soumya Ranjan Behera, BTTS Upper Primary School.

The wearable device alarms others when the user falls suddenly. It is useful for old people and those suffering from fits, epilepsy (癫痫), etc. It will help keep an electronic eye on one's loved ones. The idea struck Soumya Ranjan when his grandma suffered an epileptic attack and fell down. He wondered, what if she wasn't around?

Nilsa stared at the clock on the classroom wall, daydreaming about lunch. Her mother had prepared a thermos (保温瓶) full of sancocho. It was one of Nilsa's favorite dishes, and the national dish of Panama — a country in central America and the hometown of Nilsa's family. Just thinking about sancocho made her mouth water.

Finally, it was time for lunch. Nilsa carefully poured some sancocho into a bowl. When she looked up, she saw her classmates staring.

"What is that? It smells really bad," said Gus, covering his nose. "It's sancocho," Nilsa responded. "It's kind of like chicken soup." Codi glanced at the bowl and said, "Soup? It's more like a science experiment." He laughed, pointed to his lunch, and asked, "That's one weird lunch. Why don't you eat something normal, like pizza?"

Nilsa looked at everyone else's lunches: pizza, fries, and sandwiches. Suddenly she didn't feel hungry any more.

When Nilsa returned home and complained about her classmates' negative comments, her mother wasn't mad. Instead, she listened attentively and reminded Nilsa that there is no such thing as "normal" or "weird" food, and that different cultures have their own unique dishes that are loved and appreciated by those who grew up with them.

Nilsa's mother also suggested making a fresh batch for Nilsa to bring to school the next day. "Then you can share it with your classmates and tell them sancocho tastes great, and that our family has been eating it for hundreds of years. Your great-grandmother taught your grandmother who then taught me.

Nilsa nodded in excitement, and she was grateful for the opportunity to share her favorite dish with her classmates.

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1.续写词数应为150左右;

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

The next day at lunch, Nilsa pulled out her thermos. 

When Nilsa returned home and greeted her mother that day, her happiness was beyond description. 

1. 活动目的; 

2. 活动内容; 

3. 号召同学们积极参与。

注意：

1. 写作词数应为 80 左右;

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear fellow schoolmates,

English Club

It is no secret that China has an   (incredible) rich, complex and ancient history and culture. My first exposure  Chinese culture came at a very early age, totally by chance.

At 8, I walked into a bookshop and picked a book entitled Tao Te Ching, a deeply philosophical book of Taoism. As 8-year-old, the book's content was obviously lost on me, but it provided me with an early connection to a profound philosophical tradition by I am still influenced today.

At school I began studying Chinese. My interest in the language developed early on,(combine) my love of travelling with my love of meeting new people. I am lucky enough to have lived in China for three years. It was a good opportunity for me to experience the(diverse) of Chinese customs and tradition. Culture and food are closely connected and perhaps nowhere else can this be seen more clearlyin China. In recent years there(be) a rise in restaurants offering a variety of foods here. I have introduced many of my friends to Chinese history and culture through a(share) love of food.

It is safe to say that my journey has only just begun. These first steps are only a drop in the ocean of lifelong learning, but as the Chinese philosopher Laozi said, "A journey of a thousand miles (begin) with a single step."

When I was a little girl, every time when my dad was repairing something, he would ask me to hold the hammer. Then we could have a time for a 1  with each other. 

I grew up and left home for the college, and since then, he had been 2  me every Sunday morning. Later, when I bought a house, my dad was 3  it by himself for three days in the 30℃ summer 4 . All he asked for was to hold his paint brush and 5  to him. 

Several years ago, he was 6  me. He spent hours 7  a swing set for my daughter. He asked me to bring him a cup of tea and have a talk with him, but I had to 8  for a trip, so I did not have time for any long conversations. 

One Sunday morning, we had a telephone talk 9  , and I noticed that my dad kept forgetting some things we discussed 10 . Few hours later came a call. He was in hospital with an aneurysm(动脉瘤). Immediately I bought a ticket for the 11  and by the time I got to the hospital, my dad had passed away. Now it was he who did not have 12  for a talk with me. 

After his 13  , I learned more about him, and I realized how little I knew about his deepest 14  and dreams. All he ever asked me was my time, but now he has all my 15  every single day. 

Music is present in any part of the world, and it is appreciated and felt everywhere. Without its presence, life could be boring. Studies show that music is good for your body and mind. 

Music can increase pain management. Listening to music can help increase your pain tolerance (耐痛性).   Listening to music can help you gain a sense of control over your ability to deal with pains. If you have a certain pain, for example, listening to music that you enjoy can help reduce the pain that you experience.

Listening to certain types of music, such as relaxing music, can naturally reduce both your heartbeat rate and breathing rate. Additionally, music has shown promising results as a treatment for heart disease. Whether it involves listening to music or composing music, the calming effect that music produces further improves your heart's health by supporting it throughout the healing process.

Music can reduce anxiety and depression   When it comes to anxiety and depression, music treatment can help to reduce the amount of stress hormones. For example, listening to music that you enjoy can naturally decrease the amount of cortisol (皮质醇) that your body releases.

Music can improve self-expression and communication. Self-expression and communication are an important part of the human experience, especially when it comes to basic emotional and mental health needs.  By listening and singing along to music, kids who struggle to interact and communicate with others can practice using the very skills needed to do so.

A. Music can improve heart health.

B. Music can increase your heartbeat rate.

C. Here are some benefits of music treatment.

D. They are two common pains in your daily life.

E. It has been proved to be helpful for anxious and depressed people.

F. Listening to music can also help decrease the strength of your pains.

G. For kids weak in both areas, music treatment can help develop their relative skills.

D

The elderly residents (居民) in care homes in London are being given hens to look after to stop them feeling lonely. 

The project was dreamed up by a local charity (慈善组织) to reduce loneliness and improve elderly people's wellbeing. It is also being used to help patients suffering dementia, a serious illness of the mind. Staff in care homes have reported a reduction in the use of medicine where hens are in use.

Among those taking part in the project is 80-year-old Ruth Xavier. She said: "I used to keep hens when I was younger and had to prepare their breakfast each morning before I went to school. "

"I like the project a lot. I am down there in my wheelchair in the morning letting the hens out and down there again at night to see they've gone to bed."

"It's good to have a different focus. People have been bringing their children in to see the hens and residents come and sit outside to watch them. I'm enjoying the creative activities, and it feels great to have done something useful."

There are now 700 elderly people looking after hens in 20 care homes in the North East, and the charity has been given financial support to roll it out countrywide. 

Wendy Wilson, extra care manager at 60 Penfold Street, one of the first to embark on the project, said: "Residents really welcome the idea of the project and the creative sessions. We are looking forward to the benefits and fun the project can bring to people here."

Lynn Lewis, director of Notting Hill Pathways, said: "We are happy to be taking part in the project. It will really help connect our residents through a shared interest and creative activities."

C

Have you ever been in mid-conversation with someone, when you look over and find them standing in the same position as you or holding the same facial expression? It may seem like they have consciously copied you, but it is much more likely that it is the chameleon (变色龙) effect at play. 

The chameleon effect is the unconscious imitation of another person's gestures or behavior. Just as a chameleon attempts to match any environment's colors, people acquire the behavior of others to bring them closer together and help make their interactions smooth.

The chameleon effect was confirmed in an experiment by psychologists John Bargh and Tanya Chartrand in 1999. The part of their experiment included 78 people who each spoke with an experimenter. During the test, Bargh and Chartrand studied whether participants would copy the actions of someone they hadn't met before, like moving the foot and touching the face. The second part measured the impact that copying someone has on the person being imitated.

In the first stage, participants increased their face touching by 20% and their foot movement by 50% while in conversation about a photograph with the experimenter. The individuals weren't aware of what they were being studied for, and the photograph was used to catch their attention to insure unconscious acts. The second stage involved half of the participants being copied, and then rating the likability of the experimenter. The results, showed that those who were imitated scored the experimenter higher. It has shown that when someone copies our behavior, we develop more positive feelings about them. These interactions could be a person unconsciously willing to be liked, and forming a moment of connection.

The main reasons behind humans' imitation are positive. However, when people carry this chameleon effect to the extreme, they can lose their sense of self. Those who change their entire personalities in different groups often go undetected. But more common signs of the chameleon effect are easier to notice. Next time you are in a social gathering, take a look around and you might just see some chameleons for yourself.