Published: March 31st, 2012; The
Economist, http://www.economist.com
Level of Difficulty: ***
Note to the reader: Firstly, this reading
activity has been designed as a precursor to “Why We Lie”; also on this blog.
Secondly, the word “die” is not a spelling mistake but an accepted plural form
for the word dice.
QUESTIONS
Read the whole of this little text carefully
annotating and underlining as you go. When you have done so, answer the
following three questions. When you have checked your answers, move right on to
“Why We Lie”
1.
What
exactly was the initial purpose of the experimenters?
2.
The
first experiment proved that ……………………………………………………………………………………………
3.
After
reading the second experiment, what would you say is the take home point
concerning cheating? Use your own words.
KEY AND TEACHER’S NOTES
I discovered this little gem just after completing work on “Why We Lie”
and couldn’t believe my eyes. They are a marriage made in heaven and should be
done on the same day in tandem with an appropriate video and a writing task.
1.
To
find out whether people were more likely to lie about the result of a dice roll
when asked the result immediately or when given time to think.
2.
Both
groups lied but those who had had more time for reflection lied less.
3.
Possible
answer: Cheating is inborn, original a natural tendency or a similar answer
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