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TEXTO:We always think It will never happen to me,

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We always think “It will never happen to me,” but disasters can strike, at any time, anywhere — from hotel fires to train crashes to terrorist attacks. How would you cope if the unthinkable happened? 5 According to experts, people caught up in disasters tend to fall into three categories. About 10% to 15% remain calm and act quickly and efficiently. Another 15% completely panic, crying and screaming and obstructing the evacuation. But the vast majority (70%) of people do 10 very little. They are “stunned and confused,” says psychologist John Leach. Why is this? Research suggests that under great stress, our minds take much longer to process information. So, in a crisis, many people “freeze” just at 15 the moment when they need to act quickly. It also seems that personality is not a good guide to how people might react — a normally decisive person may not act quickly enough in a crisis and vice versa. “Most people go their entire lives without a disaster,” says Michael Lindell, a 20 professor at Texas A&M University. “So when something bad happens, they are so shocked they just think, ‘This can’t possibly be happening to me,’ instead of taking action.”
OXENDEN, C et Latham-Koenig, C American English File 4B, p. 52 Oxford University Press.
It’s stated in the text that, when disasters happen,
 

A

less than ten percent of people cry out for help.
 

B

about fifty percent of people are able to think clearly and calmly.
 

C

no more than fifteen percent of people react in an effective way.
 

D

most people get scared and start running in panic.
 

E

 only a few people stand frozen to the spot, unable to move.