https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/4jlkh7tnrhwi Please post 3 reactions to the article. en-us 2016-10-07 14:47:10 UTC 2026-02-20 22:45:11 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/4jlkh7tnrhwi/wish/129160723 .
1. I agreed that gossip can make people behave better and can protect orhers from bad individuals. If someone is labeled as a bad person they will be avoided and others will avoid doing the bad thing so they wont be avoided
2. I thought it was interesting that peoples heart rate went up when watching someone cheat and went down when given an opportunity to tell someone about the cheater.  
3. One thing I disagree with is that gossip is manipulation. I believe manipulation has a much more harmful intention than gossiping does. People mostly gossip just to vent or show someone's bad behavior, it ]]> 2016-10-07 15:31:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/4jlkh7tnrhwi/wish/129160723 https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/4jlkh7tnrhwi/wish/129161830 1) I found it interesting how watching someone cheat made heart rate rise and being able to gossip brought it back down.
2) I want to know more about gossip that goes on during meetings because it seems hard to do.
3) I disagreed with trying to ban gossip because it would be impossible and it is necessary to vent sometimes.]]> 2016-10-07 15:34:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/4jlkh7tnrhwi/wish/129161830 https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/4jlkh7tnrhwi/wish/129163721 1. It was strange to hear that gossip could be helpful in some ways.
2. I agreed with the fact that people feel the need to gossip and that it can't be stopped.
3. I think banning gossip would be a.) a bad idea and b.]]> 2016-10-07 15:39:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/4jlkh7tnrhwi/wish/129163721 https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/4jlkh7tnrhwi/wish/129163842 1. Gossip can be a social norm 
2. I agreed that people feel a tremendous need to gossip , and by having gossip sometimes be a good thing, it will happen more. 
3.  Gossip can't be stopped, good or bad ]]> 2016-10-07 15:39:23 UTC https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/4jlkh7tnrhwi/wish/129163842 https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/4jlkh7tnrhwi/wish/129164816 1. Found the "fact" that gossip helps maintain social norms to be interesting.
2. Found it odd that the word is derived from "godsips" a peer equivalent to god parent.
3. Thought it was intriguing that an article was written about the plus sides of gossip for a change.]]> 2016-10-07 15:41:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/4jlkh7tnrhwi/wish/129164816 https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/4jlkh7tnrhwi/wish/129167429 1. The fact that gossip is a social norm that keeps things flowing was interesting but I find it easy to believe 
2. The study that found that people who knew about the threat of gossip helped encourage them to be nicer seemed almost shallow to me 
3. I agree with the statement "gossiping rather than confronting the issue creates larger problems" since I also believe this ]]> 2016-10-07 15:48:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/4jlkh7tnrhwi/wish/129167429 https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/4jlkh7tnrhwi/wish/129168687 1. The definition of gossip went from something neutral to something with a negative connotation.
2. The way gossip can change a person's actions so effectively.
3. I think it's interesting that gossip can be managed and controlled in your favor.]]> 2016-10-07 15:51:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/4jlkh7tnrhwi/wish/129168687