A finding compared 4 groups of kids who were given a test.....first group was supervised by an adult so that they don' t cheat....second group was told that they are being watched although none was physically present or really watched. Third and fourth groups were not supervised but the fourth group was told so, not the third. Not suprisingly the first group did not cheat, the fourth group had the most who cheated. The surprising finding was the second group was comparable to the first.
Finding: When we are told that we are being watched or someone is watching to whom we are accountable, we put forth our best behaviour. To bring about social sanity, this belief works like a charm. Something to think about.
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