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People can be addicted to different things- e. g. alcohol, drug, certain foods,or even television.
People who have such an addiction are compulsive: they have a very powerful psychological need
that they feel they must satisfy. According to psychologists, many people are compulsive spenders.
They feel that they must spend money. This compulsion, like most others, is impossible to explain
reasonably. For compulsive spenders who buy on credit, charge accounts are even more exciting
than money. In other words, compulsive spenders feel that with credit, they can do anything. Their
pleasure in spending large amounts is actually greater than the pleasure that they get from the things
they buy.
There is even a special psychology of bargain hunting. To save money, of course, most people
look for sales, low prices, and discounts. Compulsive bargain hunters,however, often buy things that
they don't need just because they are cheap. They want to believe that they are helping their budgets,
but they are really playing an exciting game. When they can buy something for less than other people,
they feel that they are winners. Most people, experts claim, have two reasons for their behavior: a
good reason for the things that they do and thereal reason.
It is not only scientists, of course, who understand the psychology of spending habits, butalso
business people. Stores, companies, and advertisers use psychology to increase business. They
consider people's needs for love, power, or influence, their basic values, their beliefs andopinions,
and so on in their advertising and sales methods.
Psychologists often use a method called "behavior therapy (疗法)"to help individuals solvetheir
personality problems. In the same way, they can help people who feel that they haveproblems with
money.
1. According to psychologists, a compulsive spender is one who spends large amounts of money .
A. and takes great pleasure from what he or she buys
B. in order to satisfy his or her basic needs in life
C. just to meet his or her strong psychological need
D. entirely with an irrational eagerness
2. According to the passage, compulsive bargain hunters are often in search of the lowest possible prices.
A. because they feel satisfied if they spend less money than others
B. because they like to show off their success in getting things for less money
C. because they have money problem
D. because they want to save money to help heir budget
3. The passage is mainly talking about.
A. the psychology of money-spending habits
B. the purchasing habits of compulsive spenders
C. a special psychology of bargain hunting
D. the use of the psychology of spending habits in business
4. From the passage we may safely conclude that compulsive spenders or compulsive bargainhunters.
A. are really unreasonable
B. need special treatment
C. can't be cured
D. can never get any help to solve their problems with money
