Honesty as a Function of Geographic Region and City Size: Explorations of a 30-Year-Old Hypothesis
Honesty as a Function of Geographic Region and City Size: Explorations of a 30-Year-Old Hypothesis
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诚实作为地理区域和城市规模的函数：对 30 年前假设的探索
DOI：
10.2466/pr0.1978.42.2.647
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发表时间：
1978
影响因子：
2.3
通讯作者：
Henry F. Gromoll
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作者：
G. Forbes;R. K. Tevault;Henry F. Gromoll
Merritt和Fowler（1948年）提出，丢失的包含金钱的信件可以用来衡量不同社会群体的诚实程度。在Exp.我给丢失的信件贴上邮票，有些信件只写了一条无伤大雅的信息，这些信件被投到了巴尔的摩、圣路易斯、丹佛和旧金山弗朗西斯科。在巴尔的摩和丹佛发现了重大盗窃案。在实验中，II丢失的信件被丢弃在伊利诺斯州的两个小城市和55个村庄。圣路易斯的结果与Exp. II表明盗窃率和城市规模之间没有关系。只包含信息的信件的回复率被用来衡量帮助程度。结果表明，地区差异率的帮助，但程度的帮助是不相关的城市规模。
Merritt and Fowler's (1948) suggestion that lost letters containing money could be used to measure honesty in diverse social groups was studied. In Exp. I unstamped lost letters, some containing only an innocuous message, were dropped in Baltimore, St. Louis, Denver, and San Francisco. Significant theft was found in Baltimore and Denver. In Exp, II lost letters were dropped in two small Illinois cities and in 55 villages. Comparison of the results from St. Louis with the results from Exp. II indicated no relationship between theft rates and city size. Return rates for letters containing only the message were used as a measure of helpfulness. The results indicate regional differences in rates of helpfulness but the degree of helpfulness was not related to city size.