TOEFL TPO 12 Speaking Task 3 Sample: Describe what subliminal perception is and explain how the experiment discussed by the professor illustrates this phenomenon.

1.子项得分 Delivery: 3 Language Use: 3 Topic Development: 3

2.预估分数

23. 3.表达

回答中的发音大部分清晰，但在某些地方可能需要稍微改进。建议在练习发音时注意一些容易混淆的单词，例如“picture”和“personality”。此外，尝试保持一致的语速，并减少不必要的停顿。

4.话题发展 回答内容基本上是连贯和组织良好的，但可以在解释实验过程时更加详细。例如，在描述实验中使用的图片时，可以更详细地说明每个图片之间的差异以及它们如何影响参与者的看法。此外，尝试在回答中更明确地阐述阅读材料和听力材料之间的联系，以便更好地说明实验是如何证明潜意识知觉现象的。

5.语言使用

原文：And then the lecturer goes on with an example of a group of people watching TV with a picture flashed so quickly that nobody can clearly see it. The lecturer then provides an example of an experiment where participants watch TV, and an image is flashed so quickly that it is barely noticeable.（将句子结构进行了调整，使其更自然流畅。同时，用"barely noticeable"替换了"nobody can clearly see it"，使表达更准确。）

原文：It's a picture about a boy eating birthday cakes. The image features a boy with a birthday cake.（在原文中，描述图片内容时使用了错误的动词“eating”，已将其更正为“with”。）

原文：One group of the people saw the picture of the boy angrily throwing the cake onto the floor, while the other group saw the boy happily holding the cake. One group saw an image of the boy angrily throwing the cake on the floor, while the other group saw him happily holding it.（对句子进行了简化，使其更自然流畅。）

原文：And then they both saw a third picture with the boy and the cake with no emotion, and they are asked to describe their personality. Next, both groups were shown a third image of the boy with a neutral expression, and they were asked to describe his personality.（对句子结构进行了调整，使其更自然流畅。同时，用"neutral expression"替换了"no emotion"，使表达更准确。）

Revised Answer (140 words):

The passage introduces the concept of subliminal perception, which is the perception of stimuli beyond our conscious awareness, such as an image too fast for our eyes to see or a sound too faint for our ears to hear. The lecturer then provides an example of an experiment where participants watch TV, and an image is flashed so quickly that it is barely noticeable. The image features a boy with a birthday cake. One group saw an image of the boy angrily throwing the cake on the floor, while the other group saw him happily holding it. Next, both groups were shown a third image of the boy with a neutral expression, and they were asked to describe his personality. The group that saw the angry boy described him negatively, while the group that saw the happy boy described him positively.

6.思维导图

• Subliminal Perception

  • Definition
  • Perception beyond conscious awareness

• Experiment

  • Participants watch TV
  • Image flashed quickly
    • Boy with birthday cake
    • Angry boy throwing cake
    • Happy boy holding cake
  • Third image: neutral expression
  • Participants describe personality

• Results

  • Angry boy: negative description
  • Happy boy: positive description

7.关键词