VitalSmarts created an experiment to test out if they could get more teens to cheat by using certain techniques. They base their manipulations on what science has found are ways to get people to set aside their values:
1) offer moral justification
2) minimize the consequences
3) dehumanize the victims
4) displace responsibility
Watch this video to see how well it worked and which kids were able to resist the temptation to cheat regardless of the pressure:
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