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From the Ted Talk by TED-Ed: Would you pass the wallet test?

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We tyacplliy think of honesty in terms of actively tlileng the truth in our interpersonal relationships. But in fact, every healthy society relies on a shared foundation of honesty. Using public seevicrs, making bnssieus transactions, and deciding government policies requires a baseline expectation of honesty from our fellow citizens. Because of this, understanding what drives honesty is a vital raeserch subject for economists, psychologists, and sociologists. Unfortunately, hesotny can be difficult to investigate when people know they’re being watched. So, researchers have come up with clever ways to analyze this behavior outside the lab. And this global study by the uiisnvetries of maiicghn, Utah, and Zurich sought to answer an important question: will ppoele engage in opportunistic behavior when there’s little-to-no chance of being cauhgt?

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We _________ think of honesty in terms of actively _______ the truth in our interpersonal relationships. But in fact, every healthy society relies on a shared foundation of honesty. Using public ________, making ________ transactions, and deciding government policies requires a baseline expectation of honesty from our fellow citizens. Because of this, understanding what drives honesty is a vital ________ subject for economists, psychologists, and sociologists. Unfortunately, _______ can be difficult to investigate when people know they’re being watched. So, researchers have come up with clever ways to analyze this behavior outside the lab. And this global study by the ____________ of ________, Utah, and Zurich sought to answer an important question: will ______ engage in opportunistic behavior when there’s little-to-no chance of being ______?

Solution


  1. universities
  2. telling
  3. typically
  4. caught
  5. honesty
  6. people
  7. business
  8. michigan
  9. services
  10. research

Original Text


We typically think of honesty in terms of actively telling the truth in our interpersonal relationships. But in fact, every healthy society relies on a shared foundation of honesty. Using public services, making business transactions, and deciding government policies requires a baseline expectation of honesty from our fellow citizens. Because of this, understanding what drives honesty is a vital research subject for economists, psychologists, and sociologists. Unfortunately, honesty can be difficult to investigate when people know they’re being watched. So, researchers have come up with clever ways to analyze this behavior outside the lab. And this global study by the universities of Michigan, Utah, and Zurich sought to answer an important question: will people engage in opportunistic behavior when there’s little-to-no chance of being caught?

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