Effects of Success and Failure on Cheating Behavior.

Houston, John P.; Ziff, Toni

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ERIC Number: EJ142071

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Publication Date: 1976

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Effects of Success and Failure on Cheating Behavior

Houston, John P.; Ziff, Toni

Journal of Educational Psychology, 68, 3, 371-6, Jun 76

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, Testing

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