ABSTRACT

Most university students have engaged in some form of academic dishonesty. These actions can have detrimental consequences for the student, the university, and society at large. It is important to understand factors that contribute to academic dishonesty as well as to identify potential predictors of this behavior. This study employed an experimental design with 361 undergraduate students in a laboratory setting. Deception was used during the experiment to determine the impact of peer influence, personality, and an honor code on cheating behavior. Results revealed that peer influence had the largest impact on cheating behavior. In addition, personality, specifically, individuals who scored high on the openness trait were significantly more likely to cheat than those who scored lower on this trait. Implications of these findings for addressing academic dishonesty in higher education are provided.

摘要

大多数大学生都有某种形式的学术不诚实行为。这些行为可能对学生、大学和整个社会产生不利影响。了解导致学术不诚实的因素以及识别这种行为的潜在预测因素非常重要。这项研究在实验室环境中采用了 361 名本科生的实验设计。实验期间使用欺骗来确定同伴影响、个性和荣誉代码对作弊行为的影响。结果显示，同伴影响对作弊行为的影响最大。此外，人格，特别是在开放性特质上得分高的人比在这一特质上得分低的人更容易作弊。