Cues of being watched in the long run

Based on substantial amount of research on eyes-like stimuli to cue behavior, this paper researches whether these cues can be found in almost similar settings. And if this is the case, the question arises whether these effects prevail in the long run. Two field experiments have been conducted in two different settings in order to answer this research question. These experiments have been designed inspired by the experiment done by Bateson et al. (2006). The findings suggest that in neither experiment a significant effect of eyes-like stimuli could be found. However, several reasons are suggested in order to assess the implications of these findings.