What would you do if you found a wallet? Really? Then prove it | Stuart Heritage
by Stuart Heritage from Science | The Guardian on (#4HSZD)
US researchers planted 'lost' wallets around the world to see what would happen. I'm conducting my own honesty study
Statistically, people are quite kind. The University of Michigan just spent 472,000 proving this by planting 17,303 "lost" wallets in public places in 40 countries around the world and asking strangers to help return them to their owner. If the wallet contained a small amount of money, 51% of people returned it, with the figure rising to 72% if the wallet contained a substantial amount of money.
Which is all well and good, but how honest are you? Obviously I don't trust you with actual money - I've read some of your comments - so here's an entirely hypothetical Choose Your Own Adventure-stye simulation instead.
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