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请把下面的汉语翻译成一句英文：

 

当研究人员让受试者把自己想象成七岁的孩子时，他们在发散性思维测试（比如设想旧车轮胎的其他用途）中的得分会显著提高。

参考答案：

When subjects are told to imagine themselves as 7-year-olds, they score significantly higher on tests of divergent thinking, such as trying to invent alternative uses for an old car tire.

¹sub·ject /ˈsʌbʤɪkt/noun

plural sub·jects

5: a person or animal that is used in an experiment, study, etc.
▪ Each subject was asked to fill out a questionnaire.▪ The hospital is recruiting test subjects for the study.