The relations among religion, motivation, and college cheating: A natural experiment

Ethics and Behavior

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 107-129

  Rettinger, David A ^a   Jordan, Augustus E ^b  

^a YESHIVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic integrity; Cheating; Motivation; Religiosity

Indexed keywords

EID: 27744530515     PISSN: 10508422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327019eb1502_2     Document Type: Article

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