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Have you ever been afraid to talk back when you were treated
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salesman talked you into it Are you afraid to ask someone for a date
Many people are afraid to assert (表现) themselves. Dr. Alberti thinks it’s
because their self-respect is low. "Our whole {{U}} (48) {{/U}} is
designed to make people distrust themselves," says Alberti. "There’s always
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better’. These superiors often gain when they chip (削弱) away at your
self-image."
But Alberti and other scientists are doing
something to help people. {{U}} (50) {{/U}} themselves. They
{{U}} (51) {{/U}} "assertiveness training" courses--AT for short. In the
AT courses people learn that they have a right to be themselves. They learn to
speak out and feel good about doing so. They learn to be more {{U}} (52)
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