Two Failed Replications of the Watching Eyes Effect

作者: Keisuke Matsugasaki , Wakana Tsukamoto , Yohsuke Ohtsubo

DOI: 10.5178/LEBS.2015.36

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摘要: The watching eyes effect refers to the phenomenon that people behave more altruistically than usual when an eye-image is present in their environment. In this paper, we report two failed replications of effect. both Studies 1 and 2, participants decided how many coins out a seven coin endowment (each worth 100 Japanese yen) allocate subsequent participant, under assumption prior participant may have left them some coins. Study 1, anonymously made allocation decision while seated front poster depicting either or geometric pattern. increase saliency eyes, were instructed place envelopes (one for self one participant) printed with number allocated did not significantly differ between control conditions. Moreover, proportion who at least was different across our studies, altruism increased by eyes.

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