Researchshowsthathumansswitchfromselfishtounselfishbehaviourwhentheyarewatched.Doyou?
Apictureofasetofeyesonacomputerscreencancauseachangeinthewaypeopleact.Evenimagesofeyesonacharitydonationcollectionboxencouragepeopletobeunselfishbecausepeopleputmoremoneyinacollectionboxthathasapictureofeyesonitthantheydowhenaflowersymbolisonthebox.
ManfredMilinskifromtheMax-PlanckInstituteforEvolutionaryBiologyinGermanyandBettinaRockenbachoftheUniversityofBerlintheauthorsofanewstudyfoundthatpeopleactbetterwhentheyarebeingwatchedbecausetheyfeeltheywillberewardedforgoodbehaviour.Theirreportalsoreferredtootherresearchshowingthatthisresponseofbehavingwellwhenwatchedissomehowcodedintohumansandpeoplerespondthiswayunconsciouslyorwithoutrealizingit.
Itisnotjusthumansthatactunselfishlywhentheyarebeingwatched.Afishcalledthegroomingfishcleansotherfish.Whenotherfisharearounditisgentler.Whennootherfisharearoundhoweverthegroomingfishbiteschunksfromthefishitissupposedtobecleaning.
Theresearcherssuggestthatthebestwaytogetpeopletobehaveinthecorrectwayistomakethemfeelwatched.ThiscouldbethereasonforthesuccessofafamousAmericanarmyposter.Onitwasapictureofanelderlymanstaringfiercelyandpointingitappearedtothepersonwhowaslookingattheposter.Underthepicturewasthecaption'IWantYou'ItencouragedhundredsofthousandsofyoungAmericanmentojointhearmyduringtheSecondWorldWartofighttheGermansandJapanese.
1.Accordingtothereportwhydoesapersonbehavebetterwhenhefeelsheisbeingwatched?
A.Hedoesnotwanttobeshamedbyothers.
B.Heneedstoshowheisagoodperson.
C.Hedesiresotherstolikehimmore.
D.Hefeelshewillreceivesomesocialreward.
2.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?
A.Itdescribeschangedbehaviourwhenobserved.
B.Itdetailswaystocontrolpeople'sbehaviour.
C.Ittellshowtomakepeopleworkharder.
D.Itdiscussesdifferentadvertisingmethods.
3.Wherewouldthestudydescribedinthetextmostlikelybefound?
A.Inanewspap
