Results of an experimental study designed to examine the effect of happiness on dishonest behavior are reported and analyzed. Passersby on the streets of Tel Aviv were asked to answer the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire (OHQ), which contains 29 multiple-choice questions for measuring Subjective Well-Being (SWB). Each question is answered according to a uniform six-point Likert scale. After filling out the questionnaire, they were invited to perform the Fischbacher and Follmi-Heusi (2013)’s die-under-the-cup (DUTC) task, which incentivizes dishonest behavior. Past research has found a positive relationship between a person's level of honesty and their reported SWB. However, that result is based entirely on a subject's responses to a direct-question survey that simply asks whether he behaves ethically. The present study examines the relationship between dishonest behavior and SWB based on experimental data. Happiness was found to be positively correlated with dishonest behavior, implying that happy people cheat more than unhappy people. A possible explanation for this unexpected result is that happiness may provide the cognitive flexibility necessary to reframe and rationalize dishonest acts. This may pave the way for the commission of dishonest acts by altering how people evaluate the moral implications of their behavior.

报告并分析了旨在检验幸福对不诚实行为的影响的实验研究结果。特拉维夫街头的路人被要求回答牛津幸福问卷（OHQ），其中包含29个用于选择主观幸福感（SWB）的多项选择题。每个问题均按照统一的六点李克特量表进行回答。填写调查表后，他们被邀请执行Fischbacher和Follmi-Heusi（2013）的杯下死刑（DUTC）任务，以激励不诚实的行为。过去的研究发现，一个人的诚实程度与其所报告的SWB之间存在正相关关系。但是，该结果完全基于受试者对直接询问调查的回答，该询问只是询问他是否遵守道德规范。本研究基于实验数据检验了不诚实行为与SWB之间的关系。人们发现幸福与不诚实的行为呈正相关，这意味着快乐的人比不快乐的人作弊更多。这种意外结果的可能解释是，幸福可以提供重新构造和合理化不诚实行为所必需的认知灵活性。通过改变人们对行为举止的道德评价，这可以为实施不诚实行为铺平道路。这种意外结果的可能解释是，幸福可以提供重新构造和合理化不诚实行为所必需的认知灵活性。通过改变人们对行为举止的道德评价，这可以为实施不诚实行为铺平道路。这种意外结果的可能解释是，幸福可以提供重新构造和合理化不诚实行为所必需的认知灵活性。通过改变人们对行为举止的道德评价，这可以为实施不诚实行为铺平道路。