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From the abstract: Studies 1 and 2 demonstrate that winning a competition increases the likelihood of winners to steal money So while you're not wrong, it does
by dmichulke 11y ago
From the abstract: Studies 1 and 2 demonstrate that winning a competition increases the likelihood of winners to steal money
So while you're not wrong, it doesn't mean my above post is wrong either ;)
> Being voted into office doesn't cause dishonesty. It's the reverse: dishonesty helps with being voted into office.
This makes intuitive sense (and I even agree with it) but I fail to see this stated in the abstract (didn't read the PDF though)
- unabst 11y agoYou're both right. I think the study is on what it is because that is the less obvious of the two, and the more academically interesting. Cheaters winning is rather obvious. But it's also a chicken and the egg situation. Which came first? Cheating or winning? To each their own probably. The stories of our lives...