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Originally Posted by AmeliaG
That's interesting. Sometimes putting up barriers makes some people want to break them. I wasn't alive in the 40's or 50's, but when my mom would take us trick or treating,Moshe used to leave a pumpkin with candy in it and a note to take 2 and not be a greedy goblin and I think most people were honorable.
A special pumpkin dispenser rigged to give only 2 candies would have seemed like an invitation to break it.
Have there been social psych tests on honor system stuff like this recently?
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Yes, there have been many experiments. And people aren't quite as evil as we like to think they are, they just need the proper encouragement. You are not too far off.
I've seen the study in this article referenced in many books and other psychology articles:
https://www.scientificamerican.com/a...better-person/
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