ABSTRACT Cheating is a common, serious problem in colleges and universities. Prior research seems to suggest that the normative nature of cheating is a key predictor of academic misconduct. The goal of this study was to test the theory of normative social behavior in the context of intentions to cheat. Participants (N = 387) completed a survey containing measures of intentions to cheat, descriptive norms, group identity, injunctive norms, and outcome expectancies. The results were supportive of the theory of normative social behavior. Elements of both group identity and injunctive norms interacted with descriptive norms to influence intentions to cheat. Perceptions of positive and negative outcomes, on the other hand, did not produce significant interaction terms with descriptive norms. The study also demonstrated pluralistic ignorance in norms about cheating.

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作弊，多元无知与规范性社会行为理论

摘要作弊是大学中常见的严重问题。先前的研究似乎表明，作弊的规范性是学术不端行为的关键预测因素。这项研究的目的是在欺骗意图的背景下检验规范性社会行为的理论。参与者（N = 387）完成了一项调查，其中包括作弊意图，描述性规范，群体认同，禁令规范和预期结果的度量。结果支持规范的社会行为理论。群体认同和禁令规范的要素与描述性规范相互作用，以影响作弊意图。另一方面，对积极和消极结果的看法并没有产生具有描述性规范的重要互动术语。