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The researchers divided around 130 students into two groups and assigned each a task.
研究者們將130名左右的學生分成兩組，每組分配一項任務。
One group played an Operation like game that involved removing small objects from a hole without touching the sides.
其中一組進行一種操作類的游戲，在不接觸孔洞側面的條件下將小物件從洞中移出。
A second group was tasked with finding a number in a random sequence.
另一組則是要求在隨機序列中找到一個數字。
Within each group, participants were shown pictures either of puppies and kittens or of grown cats and dogs.
在每一組里，研究者給參與者展示小狗小貓或是成年貓狗的照片。
A subset of participants in one of the groups was also shown pictures of appealing foods.
而在其中一個實驗組里的一小組參與者面前展示的是誘人食物的圖片。
The participants that saw the puppies and kittens consistently performed better than the others.
結果是，看到小狗小貓圖片的參與者們一致表現得優于其他人。
As for why viewing these cute images resulted in improved performance, the study doesn't say.
至于為何觀看這些可愛的圖像能夠得到更好的表現，這項研究并沒有給出原因。
It seems reasonable to speculate, though, that feelings of happiness or warmth elicited by cute pictures helps relieve stress,
盡管如此，我們可以合理地猜測，由可愛的圖片所激發的開心和溫暖的感覺有助于舒緩壓力，
thereby enabling the brain to focus and concentrate with greater power.
由此使得大腦以更高的效率集中精神。
譯文來自可可英語
