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When you’re done listening to this podcast, grab whatever product you use to clean. Maybe it’s something that smells really citrusy. Do a bit of cleaning. Then take a few deep breaths. Believe it or not the odds1 are now higher that you’ll make decisions that are both more fair and more generous than you would have without smelling the cleanser. That’s according to research published in the journal Psychological Science.
Study subjects were tested in two different rooms. One room had recently been spritzed with citrus-scented glass cleaner. The first test evaluated fairness—how much real money the participants were willing to share with an anonymous2 partner in another room. Participants in the clean-smelling room offered twice as much cash.
In the second test, subjects gauged3 how interested they were in volunteering for Habitat for Humanity and in donating money. Those in the clean-smelling room said they were significantly more interested in volunteering and almost three times more likely to donate money.
Researchers claim that clean smells thus promote moral behavior. And that schools, workplaces and stores could take advantage of the finding. So if you’re being virtuous4, maybe you’re following the rules because you’re following your nose.
1 odds | |
n.让步,机率,可能性,比率;胜败优劣之别 | |
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2 anonymous | |
adj.无名的;匿名的;无特色的 | |
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3 gauged | |
adj.校准的;标准的;量规的;量计的v.(用仪器)测量( gauge的过去式和过去分词 );估计;计量;划分 | |
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4 virtuous | |
adj.有品德的,善良的,贞洁的,有效力的 | |
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