Breaking the Rules -- And Feeling Good About It
Category: SCIENCE
Intriguingly, people don't lie and cheat indiscriminately -- simply because they can get away with it. Even when there is no chance of being found out, people show some level of aversion to acting unethically. They want it both ways: to profit by dishonesty, but also to preserve some sense of themselves as moral beings.
By Wray Herbert, ContributorAuthor, 'On Second Thought: Outsmarting Your Mind's Hard-Wired..., 2014-09-25