The Ergonomics of Dishonesty: The Effect of Incidental Posture on Stealing, Cheating, and Traffic Violations

Psychological Science

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2281-2289

  Yap, Andy J ^a   Wazlawek, Abbie S ^b   Lucas, Brian J ^c   Cuddy, Amy J C ^d   Carney, Dana R ^e  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b The Sanford C Bernstein Co Center for Leadership and Ethics   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

design; dishonesty; embodiment; environmental effects; human factors; morality; nonverbal behavior; power; social behavior; social structure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BIOENGINEERING; BODY POSTURE; CAR DRIVING; DECEPTION; DESIGN; DISHONESTY; EMBODIMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN FACTORS; MALE; MORALITY; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PHYSIOLOGY; POWER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZATION; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; THEFT; YOUNG ADULT;

DESIGN; DISHONESTY; EMBODIMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS; HUMAN FACTORS; MORALITY; NONVERBAL BEHAVIOR; POWER; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STRUCTURE;

ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; DECEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MALE; POSTURE; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); RANDOM ALLOCATION; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; THEFT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84887346934     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797613492425     Document Type: Article

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