Hands off please: Friendly information signs reduce vandalism on scientific equipment

Behavioral biologists conducting research in the field often depend on state-of-the-art techniques. Damage to or theft of technical equipment represents a dramatic financial and scientific loss. Researchers decided to find out whether the information content and tone of labels attached to the equipment could reduce the incidence of vandalism. They found that a friendly label reduced interference with the equipment in comparison with neutral or threatening labels.

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