They found a variety of forms and instances where we sign our names and pledge that we completed the form accurately and honestly, like our tax filings or insurance forms. The only problem is that in these real-world forms, people sign their names after they have completed them. We do so because we need to attest that what we filled out was the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. Think about that for a second. If we have already filled out the form, signing our name at the bottom of the form cannot influence our behavior while we fill out the form. Shu and her colleagues came up
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