Our Psi Chi group is about to begin a study on cheating behavior (specifically looking at students perceptions of descriptive and injunctive norms). I've used cheating as an example of the false consensus effect (student who have cheated assume most other student cheat, while those who do not assume most students do NOT cheat). Without results I can't speculate, but the idea arose because some students had read about social norming approaches to reduce binge drinking and wondered if social norming could be used to reduce cheating (i.e., when a student finds out few students cheat does it make them think twice before cheating). They decided to look first at the perceptions of norms before going to far with the research. But we'll keep the group posted.
Doug Doug Peterson Assistant Professor of Psychology The University of South Dakota Vermillion SD 57069 (605) 677-5295 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Louis_Schmier [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2003 8:26 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences Subject: Re: Newer and better cheating Beth, what do you think you can do to influence a reduction of the incidence of cheating in a non-punitive way? Make it a good day. --Louis-- Louis Schmier www.therandomthoughts.com Department of History www.halcyon.com/arborhts/louis.html Valdosta State University Valdosta, Georgia 31698 /~\ /\ /\ (229-333-5947) /^\ / \ / /~ \ /~\__/\ / \__/ \/ / /\ /~ \ /\/\-/ /^\___\______\_______/__/_______/^\ -_~ / "If you want to climb mountains, \ /^\ _ _ / don't practice on mole hills" -\____ --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
