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Panich52

(5,829 posts) Thu Jul 30, 2015, 11:14 AM Jul 2015

Hormones influence unethical behavior, experts say

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Hormones influence unethical behavior, experts say

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Hormones play a two-part role in encouraging and reinforcing cheating and other unethical behavior, according to new research. With cheating scandals a persistent threat on college campuses and financial fraud costing businesses more than $3.7 trillion annually, researchers looked to hormones for more answers, specifically the reproductive hormone testosterone and the stress hormone cortisol.

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Hormones influence unethical behavior, experts say (Original Post) Panich52 Jul 2015 OP

Oh, good. Igel Jul 2015 #1

Igel

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1. Oh, good.

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Thu Jul 30, 2015, 03:57 PM

Jul 2015

So now I have a reason for the observation that most of the cheaters in my classes are (1) male, (2) poor, (3) athletes.

And now I have a reason for special observation and possibly security measures for students who are (1) male, (2) poor, and (3) athletes.

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