The Scar Study Story

 The Scar Study

A scientific researcher gathered 10 volunteers for a special psychological study called the Scar Experiment. Separating the volunteers into 10 different cubicles without mirrors, she explained that the purpose of the study
was to examine how other people would respond to a stranger with a physical deformity, such as a facial scar.
  Using makeup trick straight out of Hollywood, the scientist put bloody and gruesome scars on each volunteer's lef cheek. She showed each volunteer the new "scar" with a small hand-held mirror and then put the mirror away.
  The researcher's final step in each cubicle was to tell each volunteer that she needed to put some finishing powder on his or her scar to prevent it from smearing. In reality, she used a tissue to wipe off the scar.
The volunteers, however, believed they still had scars on their faces. Each volunteer was then sent out into the waiting rooms of different medical offices with instruction to notice how strangers in the office responded to the scar.
  After the appointed time, all 10 volunteers returned with the same repor. They noticed that strangers were more rude to them, less kind to them, and stared at their "scar".