💢New paper alert💢
Dishonesty is everywhere — but it’s not all the same. My new solo-authored paper in Journal of Experimental Psychology: General disentangles cheating and lying as distinct forms of dishonesty.
Link to paper: doi.org/10.1037/xge0...
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The scrutiny of the environment moderates the effect of opportunity on dishonesty. I identify different rates of cheating and lying in high-scrutiny environments but similar rates of cheating and lying in low-scrutiny environments.
In 14 experiments (N = 7,684), I randomly assigned people to either have an opportunity to lie or an opportunity to cheat, here’s what I found:
People who have an opportunity to cheat...