Thursday Sept 21, 2017
This is the result of a study of 150 3 and 150 5 year olds.
The children were told they were smart, and then asked to identify the next card that would be pulled from the deck. They were told that six correct guesses would result in a reward.
When left alone, cameras revealed those that were the most praised were the most likely to cheat, looking at the cards ahead of time.
This reflects the accuracy of one of the corners of the fraud triangle. And that is when urged to reach a goal, individuals are likely to cast aside ethical considerations to reach the goal.
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