Ironically, a study finds that we’re awful gift-givers precisely because we spend too much time trying to be considerate.We imagine our friends (1) _____ a gift that is impressive, expensive, and sentimental.We imagine the look of happiness and surprise on their faces and the warmth we feel (2) _____.But there’s something that the most sentimental gift-givers tend not to think too much about: (3) _____ the gift is practical in the first place.

　　(4) _____, practicality seems like an enemy of great gift giving.Beautiful jewelry, lovely watches, perfect rugs, finely crafted kitchen hardware: These things (5) _____ great gifts because they communicate something beyond practicality.They communicate that the giver cares.

　　But do the receivers care? Often, no.“Gift receivers would be (6) _____ if givers gave them exactly what they requested (7) _____ attempting to be ‘thoughtful and considerate’ by buying gifts they did not explicitly request” to surprise them, the researchers write.Their clever paper asks givers and receivers to (8) _____ gifts from two perspectives: desirability (e.g.the cost of a coffee maker) and feasibility (e.g.the (9) _____ of the coffee maker).Across several experiments, they find that givers consistently give gifts based on desirability and receivers (10) _____ favor gifts based on feasibility.
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