Q1 목적 다음 글의 목적으로 가장 적절한 것은?

• ① to suggest ways to improve your self-esteem
• ② to warn against the dangers of social media
• ③ to explain the evolutionary origin of self-esteem
• ④ to describe how to avoid being rejected socially
• ⑤ to criticize the human need for social acceptance

정답 ③

해설 지문은 자존감이 인간의 관계 품질을 모니터링하기 위한 진화적 기제로 발달했다는 점을 설명하고 있으므로 'to explain the evolutionary origin of self-esteem'이 정답이다.

Q5 제목 다음 글의 제목으로 가장 적절한 것은?

• ① How We Search For Social Acceptance Daily
• ② Why Humans Need To Have Many Friends
• ③ The Hidden Power of Our Conscious Mind
• ④ Ways To Improve Your Low Self-Esteem Levels
• ⑤ Self-Esteem as an Alarm for Social Bonds

정답 ⑤

해설 본문은 자존감이 진화적 관점에서 사회적 관계의 질을 감시하고 거절을 방지하는 일종의 '경보 장치' 역할을 한다는 점을 설명하고 있으므로 'Self-Esteem as an Alarm for Social Bonds'가 가장 적절한 제목이다.

Q8 빈칸문장-객관식 다음 빈칸에 들어갈 말로 가장 적절한 것을 고르시오.

• ① Social exclusion has little impact on the development of our psychological well-being.
• ② When the alarm bell rings, the threat to our social bonds is pushed into conscious awareness and we evaluate the situation.
• ③ The brain constantly ignores social signals to maintain a stable emotional state.
• ④ We often seek solitude to avoid the pressure of conforming to group expectations.
• ⑤ Our internal resources are primarily focused on physical health rather than social bonds.

정답 ②

해설 앞 문장에서 자기존중감이 관계의 질을 모니터링하는 경보 시스템 역할을 한다고 언급했으므로, 경보가 울렸을 때(When the alarm bell rings) 구체적으로 어떤 인지적 과정이 일어나는지 설명하는 이 문장이 흐름상 가장 적절합니다.

Q10 순서배열 주어진 글 다음에 이어질 글의 순서로 가장 적절한 것을 고르시오.

[주어진 글]
From an evolutionary perspective, self-esteem has developed as a monitoring mechanism for the quality of our relationships. The system monitors other people's reactions to our behaviors and sends an alarm that alerts us to any possible changes in our inclusion status. The monitoring system generally operates nonconsciously until it detects that our relational value is falling or low.

(A) Do I need to adjust my behaviors to fix the relationship? With such a high value for survival closely tied with relationships, it makes sense that the way we mobilize our internal resources around relationships would be highly networked in our brain and body. It also makes sense that we would develop specific mechanisms to attend to minimizing rejection and enhancing acceptance.

(B) When the alarm bell rings, the threat to our social bonds is pushed into conscious awareness and we evaluate the situation. Am I being accepted or am I being pushed out?

(C) The continuous scanning is normal, a part of being human. We all have an interpersonal process of searching for cues from the environment to assess our value in the social structure.

• ① (A) - (B) - (C)
• ② (A) - (C) - (B)
• ③ (B) - (A) - (C)
• ④ (C) - (A) - (B)
• ⑤ (C) - (B) - (A)

정답 ③

해설 정답 순서: (B) → (A) → (C)

Q11 요약문빈칸 다음 글을 아래와 같이 요약하고자 한다. 빈칸에 들어갈 알맞은 어휘를 주어진 철자로 시작하여 각 한 단어로 답안을 작성하시오.

Evolutionary psychology suggests that self-esteem functions as a vital monitoring (a)m____________ to evaluate our social (b)i____________. This system operates nonconsciously to detect potential threats to our (c)r____________, alerting us when our social value appears to be declining. By prompting us to adjust our behaviors, this process helps minimize (d)r____________ and enhances our overall acceptance within the group. Ultimately, this continuous scanning of interpersonal cues is a fundamental and normal aspect of human survival within complex social structures.

정답
(a) mechanism [메커니즘, 작동 기제] - Evolutionary psychology suggests that self-esteem functions as a vital monitoring mechanism to evaluate our social inclusion.
(b) inclusion [포함] - Evolutionary psychology suggests that self-esteem functions as a vital monitoring mechanism to evaluate our social inclusion.
(c) relationships [관계] - This system operates nonconsciously to detect potential threats to our relationships, alerting us when our social value appears to be declining.
(d) rejection [거부] - By prompting us to adjust our behaviors, this process helps minimize rejection and enhances our overall acceptance within the group.