Please Wash Your Hands According to one naturalistic study, male college students are less conscientious about handwashing in the restroom than female college students. Even after a reminder was placed in the restroom, only 35% of men washed their hands, compared to 97% of women (Johnson et al., 2003). Researchers in this study took great care to look as though they were regular people who just happened to be using the restroom themselves. Do you think more men would have washed their hands if they knew they were being observed?
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