Does one’s behavior change if they are being watched?

 

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Everyone was being watched from their childhood to shape or change their behavior. For example, in my childhood I always try to avoid studying and to control my behavior my mother used to sit in front of me to make sure that I am studying. Therefore, in my opinion one’s behavior change if they are being watched. 

Some researchers of Newcastle University, UK found that the watchful eyes can reduce crime. The researchers found three spots from their university crime database that suffers from number of bicycle thieves. Therefore, the researchers installed signs to reduce crime. They installed a pair of eye gazing outwards, along with the headline "Cycle Thieves: We Are Watching You”, the name "Operation Crackdown”, and the logo of a local police service. Surprisingly, the crime rate decree 62% in all the three spots. However, in other spots the crime rates get higher. So, it is clear that being watched can change the behavior of individual. 

In the age of modern technology where tracking individual, keeping eye on others is more easy. In addition, people know that they are being watched and that change our behavior. We behave and do those thinks that are exactable in that culture and ours. We create our profile on Facebook with aware of peoples. We do not just upload everything we found or we like, before uploading we think about peoples who will watch our contents. As a result, people’s behavior change when they are being watched.  

  Reference: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20140209-being-watched-why-thats-good