The Watching Eye Effect
Skeptical? Yeah, that's smart. So here is an excerpt on the watching eye effect direct from the wikipedia page on it.
The watching-eye effect says that people behave more altruistically and exhibit less antisocial behavior in the presence of images that depict eyes, because these images insinuate that they are being watched. Eyes are strong signals of perception for humans. They signify that one's actions are being seen and paid attention to even through mere depictions of eyes.[1]
It has been demonstrated that these effects are so pronounced that even depictions of eyes are enough to trigger them. This means that people need not actually be watched, but that a simple photograph of eyes is enough to elicit feelings that individuals are being watched which can impact their behavior to be more pro-social and less antisocial.[2] Empirical psychological research has continually shown that the visible presence of images depicting eyes nudges people towards slightly, but measurably more honest and more pro-social behavior.[3]
You can read the full wikipedia article here:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watching-eye_effect
Just a few of the potential benefits include:
Protecting your home, car, other property.
Reducing shoplifting at a business.
Protecting yourself, or your kids from predators.
Receiving larger charitable donations.
Yes you can buy some cheap stickers and get the effect to work, but you could buy some of my really cool handmade glass eyes to hang around too.
And I don't know, but it could be a more realistic eye might work better. Hey it might be true.
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