watching eyes make humans more honest

Jul 09, 2006 12:43

New Scientist Breaking News - ‘Big Brother’ eyes make us act more honestly:We all know the scene: the departmental coffee room, with the price list for tea and coffee on the wall and the “honesty box” where you pay for your drinks - or not, because no one is watching.

In a finding that will have office managers everywhere scurrying for the photocopier, researchers have discovered that merely a picture of watching eyes nearly trebled the amount of money put in the box.

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