Hormones and ethics: Understanding the biological basis of unethical conduct

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

Volumn 144, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 891-897

  Lee, Jooa Julia ^a   Gino, Francesca ^b   Jin, Ellie Shuo ^c   Rice, Leslie K ^c   Josephs, Robert A ^c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral ethics; Cheating; Cortisol; Hormones; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; DECEPTION; ETHICS; FEMALE; FRAUD; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; SALIVA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; DECEPTION; FEMALE; FRAUD; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; SALIVA; TESTOSTERONE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84942550318     PISSN: 00963445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/xge0000099     Document Type: Article

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