Research has shown that children are less likely to steal Halloween sweets if there is a big mirror in front of them than if there is no mirror.This finding illustrates the fact that ____.

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The finding suggests that when individuals are more self-aware, such as when they see themselves in a mirror, they are less likely to engage in immoral behavior like stealing. Thus, high self-awareness tends to increase moral behavior. This does not necessarily invoke the looking-glass self or the generalised other and does not suggest that moral behavior is solely guided by the conscious part of the duplex mind.

Research Has Shown That Children Are Less Likely to Steal