Clean smells promote clean living

A US study has revealed that people behave in a more ethical manner in an environment that smells clean. The study was designed to test levels of honesty and charity in a group of volunteers who were exposed to citrus-scented window cleaner, compared with a group that was not. All the volunteers were asked to perform the same variety of tasks; some were in rooms sprayed with the cleaning product, ...

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