概述： 然而，随着行为科学的发展，研究人员发现语言的重要性被高估了。。。 Hints: 无
Most people think you find out about a person by listening to what he says over a period of time. Others say "actions speak louder than words", usually in relation to keeping promises, paying bills or sending money home. Because people assume "you are what you say you are", they talk a lot to become acquainted with each other. Once two people have become acquainted, they think it was their conversation that gave them their information about each other. As behavioral sciences develop, however, researchers find the importance of speech has been overestimated. Although speech is the most obvious form of communication, we do use other forms of which we may be only partially aware or, in some cases, completely unaware.
多数人认为了解一个人要通过在一段时间里倾听这个人说的话。还有一些人说“说得好不如做得好”，这通常与信守诺言、付账、以及寄钱回家等行为相关。 由于人们以为“对你的了解是通过你的言谈”，他们就通过大量的交谈去结识对方。一旦两个人认识了，他们就会认为是谈话给了他们有关对方的信息。 然而，随着行为科学的发展，研究人员发现语言的重要性被高估了。尽管语言是最显而易见的交流形式，但我们确实在使用其他一些交际形式。对于这些形式，我们也许只是部分地意识到了，而在有些情况下我们完全没有意识到。