Imitation is the sincerest form of cheating: The influence of direct knowledge and attitudes on academic dishonesty

Ethics and Behavior

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 47-64

  O'Rourke, Jillian ^a   Barnes, Jeffrey ^a   Deaton, Anna ^a   Fulks, Kristopher ^a   Ryan, Kristina ^a   Rettinger, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARY WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic dishonesty; Attitudes; Cheating

Indexed keywords

EID: 75649088099     PISSN: 10508422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10508420903482616     Document Type: Article

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