Wednesday, June 28, 2006

Fake eyes boost honesty


A research team from Newcastle University recently showed that people are more honest when they're being watched even if the eyes aren't real. The scientists compared how much money people dropped in an "honesty box" when retrieving a drink. Turns out, they deposited three times more cash if there was a poster of a pair of eyes staring them down than an image of flowers.

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