Sex, morals and exam cheating

Michal Krawczyk

No 2012-09, Working Papers from Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Warsaw

Abstract: This paper reports a field experiment investigating effectiveness of moral appeal in discouraging exam cheating. Substantial level of cheating was identified using an index of test answers similarity, contrasted with low self-reports. The treatment manipulation made an impact on self-reported but not observed frequency of cheating. Hypothesized gender difference, whereby males took but not gave more illicit information than females was also found.

Keywords: exam cheating; moral appeal; gender differences; field experiments (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C93 D82 I23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 16 pages
Date: 2012
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