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In a series of studies, the researchers found that participants were more likely to treat others unfairly and act unethically when in the close proximity to their bosses.
✾ proximity --n.接近，鄰近
參考例句：
Marriages in proximity of blood are forbidden by the law.
⇢法律規定禁止近親結婚。
Their house is in close proximity to ours.
⇢他們的房子很接近我們的。

Scientists at the Rotterdam School of Management, led by Gijs van Houwelingen, created five experimental simulations to test the relationship between physical distance and office conduct.

'If someone kicks a dog right in front of you, it'll make you very mad,' van Houwelingen told Co.Design.

'But if you hear about someone somewhere in the world kicking a dog, you probably won't feel as mad about it.'

Distance can cause a person to become emotionally detached from a particular situation.

Spatial distance proved to be a major factor, but the research suggests there are other contributors that determine ethical behavior.
✾ spatial --adj.空間的，佔據空間的
參考例句：
This part of brain judges the spatial relationship between objects.
⇢大腦的這部分判斷物體間的空間關係。
They said that time is the feeling of spatial displacement.
⇢他們說時間是空間位移的感覺。
✾ ethical --adj.倫理的，道德的，合乎道德的
參考例句：
It is necessary to get the youth to have a high ethical concept.
⇢必須使青年具有高度的道德觀念。
It was a debate which aroused fervent ethical arguments.
⇢那是一場引發強烈的倫理道德爭論的辯論。

People who feel the need to belong to a social group will be more likely to copy the conduct of others.

Van Houwelingen suggests that offices find a balance that allows for physical distance along with collaboration and strong relationships between employees.
✾ collaboration --n.合作，協作；勾結
參考例句：
The two companies are working in close collaboration each other.
⇢這兩家公司密切合作。
He was shot for collaboration with the enemy.
⇢他因通敵而被槍斃了。

'With distance, you get detached from what happens around you,' van Houwelingen says. 'You might be more likely to evaluate behaviour on its own merits.'
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