Let’s say both a posh person and someone from the lower classes are driving along in their cars (one cheap, one expensive), when they approach a pedestrian crossing. There’s someone there waiting to cross and, by law, they are obliged to stop.

On balance, who do you think is more likely to cheat and cut off the pedestrian? The upper class person or the lower class person?

Well, wonder no more because this exact observational study was carried out by Piff et al. (2012) in California. They stood at a junction watching who cut off pedestrians and how expensive their cars were.

Before looking at the article, reply what you think the result was (and why)…

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