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  • 25 Jan 2011
  • First Look

First Look: Jan. 25

on a test measuring divergent thinking tended to cheat more (Study 1); that dispositional creativity is a better predictor of unethical behavior than intelligence (Study 2); and that participants who were primed to think creatively were... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Feb 2011
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First Look: Feb. 15

opportunities to cheat on tests are likely to engage in self-deception, inferring that their elevated performance is a sign of intelligence. This short-term psychological benefit of self-deception, however, can come with longer-term... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Sep 2015
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First Look -- September 1, 2015

Abstract—People demonstrate an impressive ability to self-deceive, distorting misbehavior to reflect positively on themselves—for example, by cheating on a test and believing that their inflated performance reflects their true ability.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 25 Nov 2013
  • Research & Ideas

Hiding From Managers Can Increase Your Productivity

happened to be less effective than the tribal tricks of the trade—tricks that the employees hid from the higher-ups, thus thwarting the goal of learning by observing. Bernstein says that there was no ill-intent or cheating behind such... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Manufacturing
  • 12 May 2009
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First Look: May 12, 2009

does this occur? Across four studies, people justified their dishonest deeds through moral disengagement and exhibited motivated forgetting of information that might otherwise limit their dishonesty. Using hypothetical scenarios (Studies 1 and 2) and real tasks... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 22 Jan 2013
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First Look: Jan. 22

Additionally, wearing a heavy backpack affected participants' behavior. Specifically, it led them to be more likely to choose healthy snacks over guilt-inducing ones and boring tasks over fun ones. It also led participants to cheat less.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 24 Sep 2007
  • Research & Ideas

The FDA: What Will the Next 100 Years Bring?

is in the container. Likewise, responsible manufacturers don't have to worry about competitors cheating by putting bogus ingredients into their products. So the agency's work for consumer protection also acts as a protection for ethical... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Biotechnology; Consumer Products; Food & Beverage; Health
  • 21 Dec 2010
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First Look: December 21

unable to tell whether each child was honest or not, we speculate about the proportion of reported white outcomes. Children report the prize-winning outcome at rates statistically above 50% but below 100%. Moreover, the probability of View Details
  • 05 Jul 2016
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July 5, 2016

seeking innovation. The Impact of Campus Scandals on College Applications By: Luca, Michael, Patrick Rooney, and Jonathan Smith Abstract—In recent years, there have been a number of high profile scandals on college campuses, ranging from View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 28 May 2013
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First Look: May 28

increases in dishonest behavior. The first three experiments found that individuals who engaged in expansive postures were more likely to steal money, cheat on a test, and commit traffic violations in a driving simulation. We also... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 08 Dec 2009
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First Look: Dec. 8

quiet scandal. In a time of tightening ad budgets, losses to advertising fraud come straight from the bottom line—but savings can be equally dramatic. Here's a look behind the veil—an explanation of ad practices that have cheated even the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 21 Apr 2009
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First Look: April 21, 2009

occurs slowly. Broadly, our studies provide evidence as to when and why people overlook cheating by others and examine the conditions under which the slippery slope effect occurs. Customer-Based Valuation Author:Sunil Gupta... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 11 Feb 2014
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First Look: February 11

designed to measure creativity. Those who cheated were subsequently more creative than noncheaters, even when we accounted for individual differences in their creative ability (Experiment 1). Using random assignment, we confirmed that... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 24 May 2011
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First Look: May 24

testing an easy-to-implement method to discourage dishonesty: signing at the beginning rather than at the end of a self-report, as is the current common practice. Using both field and lab experiments, we find that signing before rather than after having faced the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 22 Mar 2011
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First Look: March 22

behave dishonestly (Study 1), and this relationship was mediated by impaired moral awareness (Study 2). Unlike individuals with moderate or low moral identity, individuals high in moral identity did not cheat more when they were depleted... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 05 May 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Sharing the Responsibility of Corporate Governance

its Treasury auction scandal and told them to call him if they spotted a problem. Legal and ethical training for employees is important, as is consistent application of the company's policies on conflict of interest. If the executives get away with View Details
Keywords: by Carla Tishler

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