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does wearing a rep make you more likely to cheat?
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i am wearing a rep right now. i dont feel any more likely to do anything wrong. on the other hand, it does feel like im getting away with something.
It is an interesting read, and I have read several of his books. One thing that should be considered is that wearers of reps are not chosen by random. There is a strong selection bias. Random studies intentionally remove selection bias; but the real world does not.
For most here wearing reps is much more of a game (I use game in the traditional sense, not in the game theory definition). They failed to account for that. I can think of a few ways to have made the wearing of the reps to have been more playful.
IN all, I think it is an interesting study; but I feel they left out an important part and tainted their study. If the question was, "what would a random person do if they were given a rep to wear, and were than paid to wear it," then they ave a reasonable test. However, if the question they are trying to answer is "what would a person who chooses to wear reps do?" then I think it is a flawed test due to, oddly enough, the lack of selection bias in the sample.
For most here wearing reps is much more of a game (I use game in the traditional sense, not in the game theory definition). They failed to account for that. I can think of a few ways to have made the wearing of the reps to have been more playful.
IN all, I think it is an interesting study; but I feel they left out an important part and tainted their study. If the question was, "what would a random person do if they were given a rep to wear, and were than paid to wear it," then they ave a reasonable test. However, if the question they are trying to answer is "what would a person who chooses to wear reps do?" then I think it is a flawed test due to, oddly enough, the lack of selection bias in the sample.
When all I had was my grandpas datejust and a couple of invictas I was the model boyfriend. Since I got into the rep game I've been cheating and banging sluts left and right.
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But in all seriousness, it's interesting to see the effect of wearing a fake on a person's subconscious. It's like an icebreaker or gateway toward being even more dishonest. I can see this being true with people wearing big obvious blingy fakes from canal street. I wonder if there were any people that opted out of the experiment after they were told the sunglasses or purse were "fake" and didn't take the test at all, thereby eliminating honest people before the experiment was done.
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But in all seriousness, it's interesting to see the effect of wearing a fake on a person's subconscious. It's like an icebreaker or gateway toward being even more dishonest. I can see this being true with people wearing big obvious blingy fakes from canal street. I wonder if there were any people that opted out of the experiment after they were told the sunglasses or purse were "fake" and didn't take the test at all, thereby eliminating honest people before the experiment was done.
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I don't find these conclusions valid in some areas. I think a more accurate conclusion could have been made by using a group that only buys gen items, then the second group would be made up of those who buy replica items. and the third group made up of people who are neutral on the subject of gens vs. reps. I feel the experiment would have been much more accurate if done this way. and with several of the same test done again and again to compile results from many different people. So I don't agree with the results because scientifically the test was administered incorrectly. I do although think it would be an interesting study if done correctly.
All these "studies" ..study this, study that............ the author of that study sure as heck looks like she "studies" everything. Who reads this stuff anyway ? Rep on !
It was definitely an interesting read, but I feel like people are going to be dishonest regardless of what they wear whether its gen or rep. I also think its about people intentions. I don't buy reps to tell people they are gens. I buy reps because I love watches and I don't see myself ever spending 30K on something that effectively, in its most dumbed down form, tells me what time it is. I definitely don't think that wearing a rep has changed my behavior in any way.
Many south east asian government officials wear high end gen watches, high end gen vehicles, live in high end 'gen' gated communities. Yet they are the biggest cheats.
the more I think about it the more I see how terribly flawed this whole experiment was conducted. Seriously, I've seen science fair projects that I have judged put together much better. I agree, it's an interesting topic, but she definitely conducted the tests wrong. There is no way to deduce conclusive data from this with the manner in which it was performed.
The science seems sound to me. They pick people as randomly as possible, and change one single thing between the groups. Trying to do it differently with people selected based on multiple variables skews the results in unpredictable ways. The experiment is good.
Keep in mind that we don't know what the subjects were told about their "fakes" . Were they told the fakes were cheap ones off the street, or super high end forgeries? Did people with the "fakes" cheat because they were impressed by their high end fakes and realized that honesty doesn't pay? Or did they cheat because they felt low and deflated wearing cheap knock offs that they thought were worthless?
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Keep in mind that we don't know what the subjects were told about their "fakes" . Were they told the fakes were cheap ones off the street, or super high end forgeries? Did people with the "fakes" cheat because they were impressed by their high end fakes and realized that honesty doesn't pay? Or did they cheat because they felt low and deflated wearing cheap knock offs that they thought were worthless?
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This is pretty good science.
I say this as a social science major.
I acknowledge that many in this forum will disagree with the researchers' findings based on their personal comfort zone.
Just my $0.02 USD as always.
I say this as a social science major.
I acknowledge that many in this forum will disagree with the researchers' findings based on their personal comfort zone.
Just my $0.02 USD as always.
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At least you admit it! Stop wearing those fake watches, it's degrading your moral standards!
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