Predictors of a behavioral measure of scholastic cheating: Personality and competence but not demographics

Contemporary Educational Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 97-122

  Nathanson, Craig ^a   Paulhus, Delroy L ^a   Williams, Kevin M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cheating; Cognitive ability; Personality; Scholastic competence; Scholastic dishonesty; Subclinical psychopathy

Indexed keywords

EID: 30044438128     PISSN: 0361476X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cedpsych.2005.03.001     Document Type: Article

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