Academic dishonesty and attitudes towards academic dishonest acts: support for cognitive dissonance theory.
The present study examined the relation between self-reported academic dishonesty and attitudes towards dishonest academic behaviors in 244 college students. Analysis suggested that self-reported academic dishonesty and approval of academic dishonest behaviors were positively correlated.
Storch
Eric A
EA
Department of Clinical Psychology, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA. eas77@columbia.edu
Storch
Jason B
JB
D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D001290:Attitude; D003073:Cognitive Dissonance; D008192:Deception; D004522:Educational Status; D004989:Ethics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011582:Psychological Theory; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*