A new firm arranged to employ a secretary. The manager decided¹ to hold a psychological² test for choosing a good one.

 

Three girls had applied³ for the post. They should be examined by a psychologist.

 

The psychologist said to the first girl, "Now listen carefully. What do three and three make?" the girl quickly replied "Six", then the examiner told her to wait in the next room.

 

The second girl was asked the same question. She hesitated for a while, suspecting something was planned, then she said jokingly: "Well, it might be thirty-three." Then she was also told to wait in the next room.

 

The third girl was still asked the same question. She took her time and answered: "Might be thirty-three or six." The psychologist was well pleased and said to the manager: "The first girl gave the obvious answer. The second one suspected me of tricking her. The third one had it going both way. Now, which one would you have?"

 

一家新公司打算招聘一个秘书，经理决定做一次心理测试以便选用一个合适的人选。

 

有三个姑娘申请了这个工作，她们将由一位心理学家进行测试。

 

心理学家对第一个姑娘说：“现在你要仔细地听着，3加3等于多少？”姑娘迅速回答说：“等于6.”他就叫她到隔壁的房间里去等候。

 

他对第二个姑娘问了同样的问题。这个姑娘犹豫了一会儿，觉得这个问题有点古怪，就以开玩笑的口吻回答说：“哦，可以是33呀！”她也被叫到隔壁的房间去等候。

 

对第三个姑娘问的还是同样的问题。她从容不迫地回答说：“可以是33，也可以是6.”心理学家很满意，就对经理说：“第一个姑娘给出了一个显而易见的答案。第二个姑娘怀疑我在作弄她。第三个姑娘则认为两个数都是对的。现在你要选用哪一个？”

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