他人注视对不诚实行为的影响

The Effect of Watching Eyes on Dishonest Behavior

有研究发现,他人的注视会使人们倾向于遵循社会规则,但甚少发现他人注视状态对不诚实行为的影响。该研究旨在通过比较眼睛的呈现类型和形式对不诚实行为的影响,来考察哪种注视状态能有效抑制个体的不诚实行为。结果发现,非伴随注视状态下,被试表现出不诚实行为,且不同类型的眼睛对被试的不诚实行为没有影响;伴随注视状态下,直视眼抑制了被试的不诚实行为,而斜视眼则没有。这表明他人持续的注视可能作为内隐的名誉线索在一定程度上抑制了人们的不诚实行为。

Some research suggests that the mere presence of eye images can make people more likely to conform to social norms. However,it is unclear whether the state of watching eyes will affect the dishonest behavior. The current study was designed to investigate whether different types and presenting formats of watching eyes influenced the dishonest behavior. The results showed that when the watching eyes were not continuous,the participants were likely to behave dishonestly no matter what types of gaze. However,when the watching eyes were continuous,direct gaze inhibited participants＇ dishonest behavior,but averted gaze did not. These findings suggest that as an implicit reputation cue,continuous direct gaze could elicit the feeling of being observed and inhibit the dishonest behavior.