Religious Orientation, Incentive, Self-Esteem, and Gender as Predictors of Academic Dishonesty:
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An Experimental Approach
W. Paul Williamson, Aresh Assadi, W. Paul Williamson, et al.
Leiden
Brill
It is widely assumed that religion is responsible for dictating and guiding moral behavior. This study investigated that claim and its relationship to monetary incentive, self-esteem, and gender within the context of academic dishonesty. A sample of 65 undergraduate students (32 men; 33 women) were assessed using a revision of Allport's Religious Orientation Scale (Gorsuch & McPherson, 1989) and then monitored for cheating on a computerized version of the Graduate Records Exam under different experimental conditions. Self-esteem (high, average, low) and monetary incentive (