Separating Will from Grace: an experiment on conformity and awareness in cheating

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

Standard

Separating Will from Grace : an experiment on conformity and awareness in cheating. / Fosgaard, Toke Reinholt; Hansen, Lars Gårn; Piovesan, Marco.

In: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Vol. 93, 2013, p. 279-284.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

Harvard

Fosgaard, TR, Hansen, LG & Piovesan, M 2013, 'Separating Will from Grace: an experiment on conformity and awareness in cheating', Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, vol. 93, pp. 279-284. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2013.03.027

APA

Fosgaard, T. R., Hansen, L. G., & Piovesan, M. (2013). Separating Will from Grace: an experiment on conformity and awareness in cheating. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 93, 279-284. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2013.03.027

Vancouver

Fosgaard TR, Hansen LG, Piovesan M. Separating Will from Grace: an experiment on conformity and awareness in cheating. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization. 2013;93:279-284. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2013.03.027

Author

Fosgaard, Toke Reinholt ; Hansen, Lars Gårn ; Piovesan, Marco. / Separating Will from Grace : an experiment on conformity and awareness in cheating. In: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization. 2013 ; Vol. 93. pp. 279-284.

Bibtex

@article{956048870fb34517841ec48dba31edd9,
title = "Separating Will from Grace: an experiment on conformity and awareness in cheating",
abstract = "In this paper we investigate if people cheat more when they observe their peers cheating because they conform or because they become aware that cheating is something to actively consider. In our experiment subjects toss a coin in private and report the outcome (white or black). We reward only those who report white and leave them the possibility to cheat without being discovered. In our 2x2 experimental design, we manipulated subjects{\textquoteright} report sheet to i) suggest (or not) that cheating is an option; ii) suggest that their peers were honest (or dishonest). We find that increasing awareness of cheating as an option significantly increases the probability that women cheat; whereas men – who are already aware that cheating is an option - are not affected. When we suggest that peers have cheated, men cheat significantly more, whereas women do not.",
keywords = "Faculty of Social Sciences, Cheating, Norms, Conformity, Awareness, gender differences",
author = "Fosgaard, {Toke Reinholt} and Hansen, {Lars G{\aa}rn} and Marco Piovesan",
note = "JEL classification: D63; K42; D81 ",
year = "2013",
doi = "10.1016/j.jebo.2013.03.027",
language = "English",
volume = "93",
pages = "279--284",
journal = "Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization",
issn = "0167-2681",
publisher = "Elsevier",

}

RIS

TY - JOUR

T1 - Separating Will from Grace

T2 - an experiment on conformity and awareness in cheating

AU - Fosgaard, Toke Reinholt

AU - Hansen, Lars Gårn

AU - Piovesan, Marco

N1 - JEL classification: D63; K42; D81

PY - 2013

Y1 - 2013

N2 - In this paper we investigate if people cheat more when they observe their peers cheating because they conform or because they become aware that cheating is something to actively consider. In our experiment subjects toss a coin in private and report the outcome (white or black). We reward only those who report white and leave them the possibility to cheat without being discovered. In our 2x2 experimental design, we manipulated subjects’ report sheet to i) suggest (or not) that cheating is an option; ii) suggest that their peers were honest (or dishonest). We find that increasing awareness of cheating as an option significantly increases the probability that women cheat; whereas men – who are already aware that cheating is an option - are not affected. When we suggest that peers have cheated, men cheat significantly more, whereas women do not.

AB - In this paper we investigate if people cheat more when they observe their peers cheating because they conform or because they become aware that cheating is something to actively consider. In our experiment subjects toss a coin in private and report the outcome (white or black). We reward only those who report white and leave them the possibility to cheat without being discovered. In our 2x2 experimental design, we manipulated subjects’ report sheet to i) suggest (or not) that cheating is an option; ii) suggest that their peers were honest (or dishonest). We find that increasing awareness of cheating as an option significantly increases the probability that women cheat; whereas men – who are already aware that cheating is an option - are not affected. When we suggest that peers have cheated, men cheat significantly more, whereas women do not.

KW - Faculty of Social Sciences

KW - Cheating

KW - Norms

KW - Conformity

KW - Awareness

KW - gender differences

U2 - 10.1016/j.jebo.2013.03.027

DO - 10.1016/j.jebo.2013.03.027

M3 - Journal article

VL - 93

SP - 279

EP - 284

JO - Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization

JF - Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization

SN - 0167-2681

ER -

ID: 41934238