"Morning people", who are more alert early in the day, are more likely to cheat and behave unethically in the night hours, researchers say.
研究人員說，早上精神比較好的「晨型人」，晚上時較可能欺騙，行為也可能較不合乎道德。
Psychologists found that early-rising "larks" and late-night "owls" had different levels of honesty depending on the time of day. The study found a link between ethical choices and such internal clocks.
心理學家發現，早起的「雲雀」，與晚上活動的「貓頭鷹」，在一天的不同時間點誠實度不同。這份研究發現，道德選擇與這種生理時鐘有關聯。
The research examined the behaviour of almost 200 people - with the subjects taking part in problem-solving tests and games without realising that it was their honesty that was being measured.
這份研究檢視將近200人的行為，研究對象參加解決問題的測驗與遊戲，而他們不知道自己的誠實度會被評斷。
It found a significant link between people being more likely to be honest when it fitted in with their chronotype, This meant that the early-rising "larks" were more ethical in the morning - and the "owls" were more likely to be honest at night.
研究發現一個顯著的關聯，時間與時型符合時，人們會比較可能誠實，這也意味著早起的「雲雀」在早上比較道德，貓頭鷹則是晚上比較誠實。
新聞辭典
realise：動詞，了解，知道。例句：Do you realise （that） this is the third time you’ve forgotten?" she said angrily.（「你知不知道這已經是你第三次忘記了？」她生氣地說。）
significant：形容詞，顯著的。例句：There has been a significant increase in the number of women students in recent years.（近年來，女學生的人數有顯著增加。）
fit in：片語，相合。例句：It’s a very nice sofa but it doesn’t fit in with the rest of the room.（這張沙發很漂亮，但是跟房間其他家具不搭。）
宏浩翻譯引用 http://iservice.ltn.com.tw/Service/english/english.php?engno=838040&day=2014-12-11
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