Re: Caught Cheating

[David Campbell]

I would argue against showing the video on cheating.  This communicates to the students that the norm is to cheat.  Cialdini has done some interesting research indicating that publicizing a widespread antisocial norm (cheating, stealing, etc.) may be counterproductive.  The info on cheating and its consequences should be enough, without the video. See Cialdini, R. B. (2003). Crafting normative messages to protext the environment.  Current Directions in Psychological Science, 12 (4), 105-109. --Dave Rick Adams wrote: ...In order to guard against the rising rate of cheating in the classroom, as seen in the video presented during the first night of classes -- --  ___________________________________________________________________ David E. Campbell, Ph.D.        [EMAIL PROTECTED] Department of Psychology        Phone: 707-826-3721 Humboldt State University       FAX:   707-826-4993 Arcata, CA  95521-8299          www.humboldt.edu/~campbell/psyc.htm --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]