Summary
"Why We Lie" is a short essay about experiments done to figure out why people lie and cheat the way we do. They mostly experimented with college students who did not know that they were being tested. They had the students solve matrices for money. In the initial experiment they had a control group that solved as many as they could in five minutes and then told how many they solved, while the other group did the same, but shredded their papers when they were done, so no one would know if they lied about how many they completed (Dan Ariely, par. 6).
The results showed that those who did not shred their papers solved about four of them, while the ones who did shred their paper solved about six or seven. It showed that when given the option, people will cheat just a little. There were very few who claimed to have solved all twenty matrices.
After the initial experiment, they changed variables, like the amount of money per matrix, They even did a group that got tokens for every matrix, but the tokens were exchanged for cash. They proceeded to do an experiment by sending car insurance papers to people, some where you sign on the top, somewhere you sign on the bottom.
"Locks are on doors only to keep honest people honest". Locks on doors might not be able to keep the completely dishonest thieves out but, the author stated that it's the "nice old lady who couldn't carry off your flat screen TV if she wanted to" but might be tempted to "borrow a cup of sugar without asking" if the door is unlocked, are the people who are kept out.
Paragraph 10
Paragraph ten says that since most people cheat, even if not by much, the next thing to find out is what makes people cheat more or less.
Citations
I commented on Atokena and Hilary
I like how in-depth your summary is. Don't forget that paraphrase means to restate the paragraph using the original idea in your own words...it appears that you might've directly quoted paragraph 10. Also don't forget to pick a quote and write why you chose it...I'm very curious on what you have to say!
ReplyDeleteHi Andrea!
ReplyDeleteOne thing about a summary is that it should be no longer than a normal paragraph, 7-10 sentences. Try not to splurge overboard with what you're trying to summarize and focus in on the main ideas. Also, what quote stood out to you the most? Was it the lock one? This was unclear to me. Anytime we paraphrase, summarize, or give a direct quote, you need to use correct parenthetical citations.
Yes the lock quote is what stood out to me. I thought that it was supposed to be part of the summary.
ReplyDeleteI like how your summary states the more important parts of the essay, and it shows the main idea well. I enjoyed that quote as well, I felt like it was a great way for the essay to end.
ReplyDeleteHi Andrea! Honestly, this blog post seems rushed and if I hadn't read the assignment prior to reading this, I wouldn't understand the experiment and the reason for the different variables. Nonetheless, you did a better job of following instructions than I did so who am I to judge right?
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