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Riding the Escalator Makes You a Better Person [Science]

Riding the Escalator Makes You a Better Person [Science]


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According to a new study in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, people equate physical height with feelings of cooperation, generosity, and virtue. Researchers performed a number of experiments proving that people who had ridden up escalators or walked up stairs were nicer than those that had ridden or walked down.More Read More ...

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