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Houston, John P.; Ziff, Toni – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1976
Significant cheating occurred in the group who had initially been successful, but then failed; suggesting that failure following initial success may be more repugnant than failure following initial failure. (Author/DEP)
Descriptors: Cheating, College Students, Feedback, Student Behavior
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Houston, John P. – Journal of Educational Research, 1976
Relationships between cheating and distracting study conditions are studied in light of the premise that if an individual is frustrated in his attempts to learn he will be more likely to cheat. (MM)
Descriptors: Cheating, College Students, Higher Education, Learning
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Houston, John P. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1976
Two experiments investigated the amount and loci of multiple-choice examination answer copying as related to the spacing of students and the use of alternate test forms. (RC)
Descriptors: Cheating, Classroom Design, College Students, Higher Education
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Houston, John P. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1986
Two experiments with college psychology classes examined answer copying during multiple-choice examinations under conditions of free and assigned seating. More answer copying occurred in the free seating situation, not accountable for in terms of the idea that answer copiers prefer to sit in the rear of the room. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Cheating, Classroom Research, College Students, Discipline Problems
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Houston, John P. – College Student Journal, 1983
Examined whether moral behavior and moral thought can be affected by discussion of Kohlberg-type moral dilemmas. Students (N=96) engaged in one of three discussion situations and a free-recall task. Results supported Kohlberg's suggestions that moral behavior as well as thought can sometimes be taught. (JAC)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Cheating, College Students, Ethical Instruction